I can't believe it has already been over a year since my time at Oxbow. I think about it everyday and sometimes have to remind myself that it was not a dream. Words cannot describe how life changing Oxbow really has been for me. 我的家人和我都非常感谢Oxbow为我个人和艺术家所做的一切. 我目前就读于新墨西哥大学，正在攻读心理学和生物学双学位(可能辅修艺术)!) My first semester went well and I just started my second semester a week ago. 我非常幸运地与我的Oxbow同学保持联系，并在去年夏天拜访了他们中的一位, and then I was able to take a trip out to San Francisco this past fall. It is comforting that they still have such a strong presence in my life, 因为除非你经历过牛轭，否则你永远不会真正了解那所了不起的学校所发生的神奇!

我们的女儿以最优等的成绩毕业于纽约大学，主修工作室艺术和艺术史. She is now working for Calvin Klein. 她正在考虑攻读法律学位，从事艺术品遣返工作. 她仍然和她的几个Oxbow同学保持联系，他们定期在曼哈顿聚会... 我想说，在我的四个孩子总共16年的高中生涯中，牛津学期是他们度过的最好的一个学期. Our daughter was the right kid, and for the right kid you do a wonderful job. You changed her life. 谢谢你！.

Oxbow was, without a doubt, the best part of my high school experience. A year after leaving, and I still feel as though it were yesterday that I was sitting on the lawn, eating in the dining hall, and laughing with my friends in the studios.

I can say with all my heart that Oxbow has truly changed my life. 仅仅一个学期，我就看到了自己的发展，这是我从未想过的. 他们在这里创造的创造性和支持性的氛围是我知道我再也找不到的，因为它是如此独特. 在学校里学习比在传统学校里学习更令人愉快和兴奋. Oxbow bridges the subjects and makes connections between all aspects of life. I made connections and built relationships that will last a lifetime. If you have this opportunity take it! 毫无疑问，这段经历使我超越了同龄人，并向我展示了艺术生活的样子. OS31 FOREVER!

When our daughter checks in, she is full of enthusiasm, 故事, and debriefs that are a delight to hear. She is taking real risks as an artist, experimenting with techniques and mediums outside her natural talents and comfort zone. She is stepping up to a great deal more in her academic studies, 发现她有能力在小组中学习更多有意义的东西, discussion-based classes at Oxbow. 她最近告诉我，在她的一生中，她从来没有像现在这样喜欢学习——这是指与即将到来的项目相关的阅读和研究. 她正在学习如何在同龄人中表达自己的“声音”，她真诚地尊重她的老师和他们带给她的教训. 她的环境和企业伦理研究点燃了她的激情，让她“成为她希望看到的世界的变化”.最近，她打电话询问有关大学的信息，以及他们可能会给她提供什么样的经历. 她现在似乎比以往任何时候都更明白，从现在开始，她要设计自己的生活——她的选择和努力与她接下来要做的事情有关，可以“扩展”“牛轭体验”.“里克和我对我们的女儿能从牛轭中学到什么抱有很高的期望和希望，而这些都被超越了.

I want to thank you all for being so supportive and wonderful, thank you for running this incredible program. And half of my acceptance to RISD is because of Oxbow. (Especially thanks to Chris who wrote my letter of rec, to Jennifer who revised my essays, to the admissions team who helped me with my portfolio.

我写信是想告诉你一个好消息，我儿子已经被他的第一志愿大学录取了, the Tisch Undergraduate Film Program at NYU. As you know, 9月底，他决定只申请提供电影本科专业的学校, focusing on those with a greater emphasis on filmmaking than on academic film studies. 他还选择了具有坚实的人文核心课程的大学，而不是更专业的艺术学校. In the end he applied to ten schools: NYU, USC, UCLA, SF State, U. Texas at Austin, Syracuse, Chapman University, B.U., Ithaca College, and Bard.

In December, after college visits and considerable research, 并考虑到他在南加州大学电影艺术学院暑期学校的六周经历, he decided to go for "Early Decision II" at NYU, as he believes that, all things considered, Tisch offers the ideal program for him: great resources, and emphasis on hands-on filmmaking, and a reputation for valuing high intellectual standards and artistic originality (vs. the more commercial industry-focused program exemplified by USC).

The great news is that he was accepted at Tisch! He's over the moon, and so are his Mom and I.

你给他的创造性和智力指导和支持显然是形成和催化的, and he continues to think of you as a great mentor, and someone who made a real difference in his life. He will never forget you, and what you gave him. 谢谢你！.

Our son’s entire experience at Oxbow was transformative, and you and the school made a tremendous difference in his life. It was the turning point in his high school experience, and he returned to Packer Collegiate a stronger student and person as a result. 我以前也说过，但他被纽约大学录取是一个切实的证据，证明他和我们在他回国后所相信的是事实.

嘿伙计们! OS33 alumni here! 我获得了加州艺术学院的全额奖学金，我只是想告诉你们，如果没有在牛轭的经历，没有优秀的老师看到我的潜力，我不可能取得今天的成就. 我现在还在等待其他大学的录取，但我想这可能是我今年秋天要去的学校!

Throughout my life I have considered myself an artist and creative thinker. 我已经认识到艺术和创造性思维是我学习环境中不可或缺的一部分的重要性, shared by my teachers and my peers. Attending The Oxbow School in the fall of 2011 solidified that recognition. I have never before been so alive with curiosity, creativity, and adoration of every subject I was learning. 作为这样一个创意教育社区的一部分，让我的想象力有了探索创作的无限可能性的空间. 我每天都受到老师和同龄人的挑战和激励，让我跳出思维定势，努力工作, and that hard work paid off in immeasurable ways.

The Oxbow School has both a local and national reputation for excellence. Oxbow produces great artists. In its studio, 这些新兴的艺术家们有一群有创造力的同行，他们相互尊重，并培养出一种创作出有思想的作品的期望, sophisticated work.