Update 8/23/13

8/23/13 I've begun my research for my project and posted topics on the forums listed below
reddit.com/r/wordpress
reddit.com/r/programming
http://forums.devshed.com/
http://www.webdeveloper.com/

After consulting with my dad I have decided that the best course of action for making my website will be using WordPress and elements of HTML
in order to install an appropriate theme. Using the help from the websites above I plan on first experimenting with the stuff I learn and then using it on my website.