High school seniors honored for outstanding academic achievement
26 students from Questar III BOCES have received the High Schools That Work (HSTW) Award of Educational Achievement.
Every senior in a two year Career Technical Education program at Rensselaer Educational Center and Columbia-Greene Educational Center participated in the HSTW Assessment in February. The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) gives this award to high school seniors who have completed a challenging program of study and demonstrated readiness for employment and for college.
To earn the award, students must complete a college-preparatory course of study in at least two of three subject areas (English, Mathematics and/or Science); complete a concentration in a career/technical area, mathematics/science or the humanities; and meet the readiness goals in all three subject areas on the HSTW Assessment.
Only a small percentage of the 70,000 seniors who participate nationally in the assessment earn the award. The 26 awards won by Questar III students are the highest number of awards given to any school system in New York State. The success of our many students emphasizes the importance of a rigorous high school curriculum and the collaborative effort between CTE programs and home schools.
The following students earned the HSTW Award of Educational Achievement:
Columbia Greene Educational Center
CGEC students earned the HSTW Award of Educational Achievement
William Burka (Ichabod Crane-Criminal Justice)
Kayleigh Dreste (Cairo-Durham-Cosmetology)
Austin Gerlach (Taconic Hills-Aviation)
Matthew Hines (Cairo-Durham-Culinary Arts)
William Johnson (Catskill-Mechanical Technology)
CGEC students earned the HSTW Award of Educational Achievement
Dustin Jostlin (Taconic Hills-Criminal Justice)
Jacob Marini (Ichabod Crane-Criminal Justice)
Daniel McCowan (Ichabod Crane-Aviation)
Ethan Rowe (Catskill-Mechanical Technology)
Dakota Sandagato (Taconic Hills-Culinary Arts)
Daniel Sanders (Chatham-Aviation)
Devon Smith (Ichabod Crane-Aviation)
Bryan Thompson (Taconic Hills-Mechanical Technology)
Rachael Tuczynski (Ichabod Crane-Cosmetology)
Zach Usyk (Ichabod Crane-Criminal Justice)
Bernie Watt (Ichabod Crane-Aviation)
Rensselaer Educational Center
REC students earned the HSTW Award of Educational Achievement
Amanda Backes (Schodack-Cosmetology)
Ashley Engwer (Schodack-Culinary Arts)
Eric Gaunay (Brunswick-Criminal Justice)
Renee King (Averill Park-Cosmetology)
Tyler Legge (Schodack-AIT)
Tyler Mullins (Averill Park-Culinary Arts)
Robert Nason (Troy-AIT)
Brett Steele (Lansingburgh-Culinary Arts)
Aaron Sweet (New Lebanon-Automotive Technologies)
Austin Yerden (Lansingburgh-AIT)
The Southern Regional Education Board is a multi-state compact for education, founded in 1948. High Schools That Work, launched in 1987, is the largest high school improvement effort in the United States, with more than 1,100 school sites in 30 states and the District of Columbia.
