CGEC students inducted into National Technical Honor Society: 1st row L-R: Logan Geurtze, Justin Stupplebeen, Cody Huyck, Amanda Repko, Nicole Wilcox, Kaitlyn Stetz 2nd row: William Demarest, Sergey Slager, Samantha Slemp, Brianne Cidreas, Samantha Shilkoski-O'Dell, Sara Ploss, Michael Lubinski, Alison Scharvella, Liam Lonergan, Debbie Quijada, Daniel McCowan, Billy Burka, Kayleigh Dreste, Kain Klob, Kyle Manginelli, Austin Gerlach Missing from photo: Hannah Cameron, Sarah Davis, Jillian Graham, Bernard C. Watt IV, Elizabeth Weber
On June 7, in recognition of their outstanding achievement in career and technical education (CTE), 23 students from Questar III’s Columbia-Greene Educational Center in Hudson were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. Four additional students were re-inducted for a second year of membership. The induction ceremony was held at Columbia-Greene Community College before a large gathering of friends and family. Induction into National Technical Honor Society is the country’s highest award for excellence in CTE.
Principal Heather C. Lansing said, “Our students have earned the privilege to be inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. They have met the stringent criteria to receive this distinguished award and we are proud to honor them.”
The inductees took the pledge of membership and participated in the lighting of candles which represented each of the attributes of a National Technical Honor Society member: skill, honesty, service, responsibility, scholarship, citizenship, and leadership.
Advisor Lynn Seftner stated, ”The official goal of the National Technical Honor Society is to see that deserving technical students be recognized and that the people of the community become aware of the talents and abilities of young people and adults who choose technical education pathways to a successful future.”
Continuing, she said, “Each year, this Induction Ceremony offers an opportunity for our staff, along with parents, family and friends, to honor these exceptional students for meeting the high standards of the NTHS. They truly exemplify the Questar III motto of ‘service, learning and excellence.’”
This marks the fifth year of the National Technical Honor Society program at Columbia-Greene Educational Center. To qualify, students must maintain an average of 90 or above for three quarters in their career-tech program, an average of 85 or above for three quarters at their home school, have five or fewer absences for three quarters, receive a recommendation from a teacher, and perform 25 or more hours of community service.
Questar III’s CTE/New Visions programs offer high school students the opportunity to learn career skills while earning a Regents diploma. The half-day programs are a great way for students to explore a variety of careers and develop specialized skills through hands-on learning and integrated academics.
The following students were honored on June 7:
Two Year Members:
- Logan James Geurtze (Automotive Technologies, Greenville)
- Sara Marie Ploss (Cosmetology, Ichabod Crane)
- Samantha Shilkoski-O’Dell (Business Information Systems, Chatham)
- Sergey Slager (Construction Technologies, Coxsackie-Athens)
First Year Inductees:
- William Joseph Burka, Jr. (Criminal Justice, Ichabod Crane)
- Hannah Lauren Cameron (New Visions: Medicine & Allied Health, Cairo-Durham)
- Brianne Marie Cidras (Culinary Arts, Germantown)
- Sarah Louise Davis (New Visions: Medicine & Allied Health, Greenville)
- William Frederick Demarest (Automotive Technologies, Catskill)
- Kayleigh Amanda Dreste (Cosmetology, Cairo-Durham)
- Austin R. Gerlach (Aviation, Taconic Hills)
- Jillian Lindsay Graham (New Visions: Medicine & Allied Health, Columbia)
- Cody Huyck (Criminal Justice, Ichabod Crane)
- Kain C. Klob (Academy for Information Technology, Greenville)
- Liam Lonergan (Criminal Justice, Cairo-Durham)
- Michael David Lubinski (Aviation, Cairo-Durham)
- Kyle Manginelli (Construction Technologies, Ichabod Crane)
- Daniel Peter McCowan (Aviation, Ichabod Crane)
- Debbie Vanneza Quijada (Culinary Arts, Taconic Hills)
- Amanda Susan Repko (Culinary Arts, Germantown)
- Alison Martha Scharvella (Cosmetology, Taconic Hills)
- Samantha Slemp (Licensed Practical Nursing, Chatham)
- Kaitlyn Elizabeth Stetz (Culinary Arts, Chatham)
- Justin Dennis Stupplebeen (Mechanical Technology, Chatham)
- Bernard C. Watt IV (Aviation, Ichabod Crane)
- Elizabeth Erin Weber (New Visions: Medicine & Allied Health, Berlin)
- Nicole Marie Wilcox (Culinary Arts, Taconic Hills)
