Community Education

Explore the lighting, color and texture of your digital photography

Photo by Heather R. Breaux

Calling all residents! St. Charles Parish Public Schools wants you to broaden your knowledge and sign up for a community education course.

Whether you like to cook or enjoy gardening, you can find a class that’s just right for you at nine convenient locations around the parish.

Listed below is the highlighted class of the week.

•Digital Photography SLRs - In this seven-week class, two-hours per week, students will learn a wide variety of skills. Bring you SLR digital camera in addition to the camera’s user’s manual.

Students will explore lighting, color, texture, shutter speed, composition and other subject matters to achieve a solid foundation in both technical and creative photographic processes both inside and outside of school.

Basic photo editing will be explored, using Photoshop CS3 in the computer lab. The class will be taught at Hahnville High School with instructor Bud Logan, professional photographer, for seven sessions - Sept. 14, 21, 28 and Oct. 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuition is $65.

None of these classes catch your attention? Pick up your fall semester course book at the school board office or online at http://www.stcharles.k12.la.us and click on the “community link.”

All courses are lead by qualified instructors and pre-registration is required for all classes, so sign up today - the deadline is Aug. 31.

Register by Friday, August 14 and receive 5 percent discount on total tuition.

Other class offerings for the Fall 2009 session include:

•Art - Duck Decoy, Watercolor Painting, Calligraphy, Acrylic Painting

•Business and Careers - Entrepreneur Growth Strategies, Writing a Business Plan, How to be a Super Communicator, Writing for Magazines, Self-Publishing, Grant Writing + more

•Children, Pre-Teens, & Teens - Tumblebus, Taekwondo, Catz Youth Fitness, Babysitter Training, Theatre, Cooking, Art for Children, Mad Science, Music, Zoomobile, Bugmobile, Scrapbook, Rockets, Candy Making, Jewelry, Pumpkin Carving, Halloween Party, Prince & Princess Party, Mexican Fiesta, Pirates & Pixies Party, Juggling, Weather

•Computers - Computers for Beginners & Seniors, Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, Power Point

•Crafts - Jewelry, Soap Making, Pottery, Holiday Angels, Cornucopia Arrangement, Mama Made, Baby/Toddler, Autumn Silk Flower Wreath, Wreaths for the Christmas Holidays with Bow Making + more

•Culinary - De-Boning Poultry/Turduckens, Cookin'` Cajun, Cake Decorating, The Art of Sausage Making, Vegetables 101, Sushi 101, Italian Cookies, Wilton Petit Fours, Appetizers, Wilton Cookie Bouquets, Wilton Candy Making, Halloween, Fall and Holiday Cupcakes + more

•Dance - Jitterbug/East Coast Fun, Ballroom Dancing, Line Dancing, Cajun Dance, Belly Dance, Norteno & Samba, West Coast Swing - Salsa - Rumba - Cha-Cha - Merengue

•Financial - Strong Women: Powerful Financial Strategies, Market Swings Do Not Have To Limit Your Dreams, Plan for a New Retirement, Teens & Money, Wills & Successions - just to name a few!