Record number inducted into NTHS

This year, Questar III inducted its largest class ever into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) at awards ceremonies at Columbia-Greene Educational Center in Hudson and Rensselaer Educational Center in Troy. Being inducted into NTHS is the country’s highest...

Year-end celebrations in Special Ed

Questar III’s Special Education programs closed out the 2015-2016 school year with graduations and award ceremonies to celebrate student achievement throughout the year. At Catskill Academy, six students were honored at graduation on June 10. Teachers and...

Questar III honors retirees

As the school year comes to a close, we would like to take a moment to recognize our staff who have retired this year or will retire over the summer: Christine Wichmann- Physical Therapist, 33 years of service Michelle Belschwinder- Special Education Teacher, 30 years...

Students review with QR codes

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...

Adult/Continuing Ed students graduate

Sixty-eight adult students were honored at Questar III’s annual Adult/Continuing Education Graduation ceremony June 14 at Ichabod Crane High School. The ceremony recognized students who had completed the High School Equivalency (HSE) or English for Speakers of Other...

Catskill Academy runs a marathon

“Virtual” is everywhere now – virtual reality movies, games and headsets are readily available for purchase or download, mobile video calling is gaining popularity and video games are becoming more realistic with each release. But a virtual marathon? That’s exactly...

Rossman to present at int’l conference

Questar III Behavior Specialist Jodi Rossman will be presenting two sessions at the Residential Child Care Project’s fourth international conference, “Building a Community of Practice” June 21-24 in Lake George. Rossman is also a Professional Therapeutic Crisis...

CGEC students receive awards

Questar III’s Columbia-Greene Educational Center (CGEC) in Hudson honored students for achievement in academics and craftsmanship at the school’s Annual Awards Night on June 7 at Columbia-Greene Community College. Focused on providing skills for the 21st century...

REC students receive awards

Questar III’s Rensselaer Educational Center (REC) in Troy honored students for achievement in academics and craftsmanship at the school’s Annual Awards Night on June 1 at Rensselaer City School District. Focused on providing skills for the 21st century workforce,...

Student sticks it out and reaps reward

Carriebell Young was intrigued from a young age with her stepfather’s stories about fixing aircraft in the United States Air Force. When she got to high school and learned of Questar III’s Aviation Maintenance Technologies program at Rensselaer Educational Center in...