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Students review with QR codes

Jun 21, 2016

Technology is becoming embedded deeper in classrooms each year, and as the technology develops, new ways to integrate that technology into the classroom are always being created. Dawn McGowan’s Questar III Special Education class at Maple Hill Middle School recently...

Local teams compete at World Finals

Jun 13, 2016

Three local teams placed in the Top 20 in their problem and age group at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals May 25-28 at Iowa State University. Germantown CSD placed 2nd in “No-Cycle Recycle” Division I, Averill Park High School tied for 3rd in...

Offering PD for new superintendents

May 11, 2016

On May 23, Questar III and the Superintendents’ Success Network (SSN) hosted a preview dinner for a series of professional development seminars for newer and aspiring superintendents. The program is designed to assist regional participants in developing an...

Scoring regional assessments

May 6, 2016

Questar III has coordinated the regional scoring of New York State assessments for many years. The extensive regional scoring process ensures the assessments are scored objectively and free from bias. Currently, Questar III handles the scoring of English Language Arts...

Q3 student gets Giddings Scholarship

May 5, 2016

Not many of us can say we knew what career we wanted at the age of 10, but Sheila DeJesus can. “By the time I was 10 I knew that I wanted to be a Pastry Chef,” said DeJesus. “That is what got me interested in Questar III’s Culinary Arts program.” Her dream job is to...

Yagielski honored with Cary Award

Apr 21, 2016

At its Annual Meeting on April 6, Questar III Board of Education President John C. Hill presented the G. Lucius Cary Leadership Service Award to retired school superintendent John Yagielski. Yagielski served as Superintendent of the Shenendehowa Central School...