Does this camera look good for basic photography class for high school?

yes, that is a great camera. the canon rebel 2k takes the full array of canon eos lenses including brand new lenses. it's a fully automatic camera so it advances and rewinds the film on its own. it also has fully manual capability. the only thing i don't like about this camera is that the batteries are expensive. however, if you remember to turn the camera off when you are not using it (turn the dial to L or the green square if i remember right) then they should last quite awhile.