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Red Mill QIII students make a quilt

Apr 23, 2015

Questar III students at Red Mill Elementary School in Rensselaer had a hand in creating something special to raise awareness about disabilities.  March was Disabilities Awareness Month, and while special education teachers Jeannette Hallock and Emily Bluhm were at a...

Cooking their way to scholarships

Mar 27, 2015

Culinary Arts students from Questar III’s Columbia-Greene Educational Center (CGEC) in Hudson and Rensselaer Educational Center (REC) in Troy competed in the ProStart competition at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY on March 13 and 14. CGEC cooked...

How the power grid works

Feb 5, 2015

Questar III’s Green Technologies & Renewable Energy and Tech Valley High School students toured the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) headquarters in North Greenbush. The tour was the culmination of projects where students had built and worked with...

Nursing runs in the Priolo family

Jan 9, 2015

The Priolo family, from Cairo, NY, has a long line of graduates from Questar III’s Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) program in Hudson. Jytte and her daughter Jill Priolo both completed the program in 1993, followed by her son, Steffen. Jytte’s husband, Peter,...

Classroom to Career

Dec 17, 2014

Graduating from high school is an exciting time for students but can also cause anxiety about the future. This was not the case for Frank O’Neill, a 2014 graduate of Hudson High School, who secured a job at a locally-based manufacturing company before even graduating...