General Education

Exhibit features 34 student artists

Mar 30, 2015

The opening reception of the 26th Annual Questar III High School Invitational Art Exhibit will be held tomorrow, March 31, 5 to 7 p.m., at the Art Center of the Capital Region in Troy. The exhibit will run through April 18. This year’s program features artwork from 13...

Odyssey teams advance to state finals

Mar 9, 2015

Eighteen student teams from schools in Rensselaer, Columbia and Greene counties advanced to the state Odyssey of the Mind tournament in Binghamton on April 11. They were selected from 106 teams competing in the Region Four Odyssey of the Mind Tournament coordinated by Questar III at Algonquin Middle School in Averill Park.

Learning through the arts

Feb 17, 2015

Questar III’s Arts and Enrichment program helps schools integrate the arts into classroom learning through its facilitation of visiting artists and arts and cultural partnerships.

Since 2006, Questar III BOCES has supported a partnership between the Albany Institute of History and Art and the Troy City School District.

Free student poetry event 11/6

Oct 22, 2014

On Thursday, November 6, 2014, at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, local high school teachers will have the opportunity to inspire their students to love poetry and encourage them to write their own. Not only will Project Voice expose students to spoken word poetry, but also engage and excite them to develop their voice and get excited to share their ideas.

Grad follows pathway to employment

Oct 16, 2014

Allan McNeil reported to his new job with CommutAir for training in September, just weeks after receiving his certification in Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) from Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC). McNeil, a 2013 graduate of Averill Park High School, completed...

Arts project unites schools

May 30, 2014

On Friday, May 16, more than 50 students from Cohoes, Green Island, Lansingburgh and Rensselaer school districts participated in “Art is All Around Us,” a full-day art program at the Arts Center in Troy. Here students had the opportunity to create art and learn ways in which art appears in our daily lives.