Jillian Kurzmann's Blog 3/14/18

Jillian Kurzmann
3/14/18
Honors Western Civilization

Today in class, I was helping the production of Tarzan. I am the prop master. I am responsible for the care, ordering, and organization of all the props. I didn't get to see any of the projects that were presented due to this. My group will present on Monday due to the lack of people present during class.

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