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Emily Tatro

11/15/11

Emily Tatro is attending Bard College at Simon's Rock.

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Brooke Fougere

11/15/11

Brook Fougere is busy studying for SAT's and choosing which colleges she wants to apply to. She is the photography editor for the yearbook at her high school.

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Rae Hample

11/15/11

Rae Hample lead a yoga workshop with Oxbow students this Fall during one leg of her bicycle journey across America.

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Amanda Profitt

11/15/11

Amanda Profitt is living in Santa Cruz and attending UC Santa Cruz with a major in Feminist Studies and minor in History of Art and Visual Culture. She's currently working as an education intern at The Museum of Art & History at the McPherson Center. The program works with elementary school students; setting up art and/or history projects to go along with their tour of the museum.

OS16

Natalie Reich

11/15/11

Natalie Reich worked as a teaching assistant this summer at a private pre-school. She developed and taught (solo) an art class for their summer school program. She's turned her garage into a studio to teach art lessons after school while she pursues her BA in Early Childhood Education.

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Matt Santos

11/15/11

Matt Santos is finishing his 5th studio album called "Quickly Disappearing" largely inspired by the unfortunate environmental concern of the polar ice caps melting. The release date is December 16th followed by a long tour around the country in March and April of 2012. For more news and information go to www.matthewsantos.com.

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Rachel Feld

11/15/11

Rachel Feld moved to Israel and did a year of National Service. She is currently working as a chef and nanny. In her spare time she is creating a children's book. In December, she will start her backpacking trek through New Zealand and Australia.

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It's been a whirlwind week, but also a time when I sang the praises of Oxbow to my colleagues. I've been thinking much about how Oxbow is an exemplar of true education. That art centers the curriculum is hardly surprising, and for those of us who work within the traditional educational mold Oxbow offers a gold standard of focused project based learning. Beyond the school's approach to immersive experience are the intangibles which make Oxbow different. The sense of community and of working together, even as each student retained their strong individual presence is palpable. The feeling of warmth and trust between the adults and the nearly adults in the Oxbow community could be felt throughout the campus. The openness of the architecture and interconnectedness of the three studios in themselves speak of the Oxbow philosophy and identity. More than form follows function, the physical attributes of Oxbow have a distinct warmth and invite exploration.

I'm sure that the ongoing challenges of leading and reinventing your school might sometimes keep you from having the time to see Oxbow with the fresh eyes of a visitor, but your steady presence and vision are really visible in every detail. Thank you for inviting me to one of the most profound experiences in my career.

— Ken Rush, Visual Arts Department, Packer Collegiate Institute

The Oxbow School has both a local and national reputation for excellence. Oxbow produces great artists. In its studio, these emerging artists have a community of creative peers who respect one another and foster an expectation to produce thoughtful, sophisticated work.

— Paul Coffey, Vice Provost and Dean of Community Engagement, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Oxbow School is one of the preeminent choices for creative high school students interested in the arts. Their project-based, integrated approach to learning mirrors the approach of many top art schools. At California College of the Arts, we are thrilled to see applicants who have attended Oxbow because we know they are well prepared for the rigors of college level work. I wish there had been an Oxbow School when I was a high school student!

— Stephen Beal, President, California College of the Arts

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