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Career Expo Set for May 7

Apr 11, 2014

Students in grades 8-10, parents, educators and the community are invited to learn about exciting careers for the future at Career Expo 2014. Career Expo 2014, to be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Franklin Terrace Ballroom in Troy, NY, will focus on careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). Questar III BOCES and Brunswick CSD, Lansingburgh CSD, Schodack CSD and Troy CSD will be hosting the Career Expo, along with NEATEC and Troy Riverfront PTECH.

2014 Odyssey teams advance

Mar 10, 2014

At the Region 4 Odyssey of the Mind Tournament held Saturday, March 8, at Rensselaer City School District, students were judged on their creative musical and theatrical demonstrations to real-life situations as well as their ability to come up with creative, on-the-spot solutions during the “spontaneous” competition.

Community rallies for public education

Jan 31, 2014

More than 1,000 people packed into Colonie Central High School on January 30 to hear students, teachers and school district leaders talk about the financial challenges facing public education. Billed as “NY Schools STILL in Fiscal Peril: Our Kids Can’t...

Career Expo set for May 7

Mar 4, 2013

Career Expo 2013, to be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 from 5-8 p.m. at Birch Hill in Castleton, NY, will focus on careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).

Learning one step at a time

Feb 25, 2013

Jason Stevens is a six-year old first grader in Questar III’s Achieving Individual Milestones (AIM) program at Red Mill Elementary School. Jason has a history of high medical needs, which prevented him from being able to do some things other kids his age can do. This...

Teams prepare for an Odyssey

Feb 25, 2013

Questar III’s Regional Odyssey of the Mind tournament is being held Saturday, March 9 at Rensselaer City School District. The tournament consists of 76 teams from schools in Rensselaer, Columbia and Greene counties. With over 600 students participating, it one of the...