The winning team with Criminal Justice Teacher Dave Dimmitt and Teaching Assistant Ann Cioffi.
A team of criminal justice students from Questar III’s Columbia-Greene Educational Center in Hudson won first place at the 2014 New York State SkillsUSA Competition.
The Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) team of Gabby Cidras (Germantown), Stephen Naegeli (Ichabod Crane) and Sara Paul (Cairo-Durham) will now move onto the national competition in Kansas City, Missouri in June.
This first place finish continues Questar III’s record of success at statewide skills competitions. This is the tenth year in a row that at least one Questar III student has finished in the top three statewide.
Students from Questar III’s Columbia-Greene and Rensselaer educational centers competed in a wide range of contests at the SkillsUSA New York State Conference held April 23-25 at the Syracuse State Fairgrounds.
In total, more than 2,400 students across the state competed in this annual competition, which tests technical and professional skills through hands-on and written contests.
SkillsUSA is a national Career and Technical Education (CTE) student organization that promotes professional and personal growth and leadership through seminars and workshops, campus activities, community service and competitions.
