Chef honored as Teacher of the Month

Questar III’s Culinary Arts teacher Chef Peter Desmond was honored as the Teacher of the Month by local radio station 98.5 The Cat.

First year culinary student, Alicia Oliveri from Hudson High School, nominated Chef Desmond in a letter she sent to the radio station.

Regional service saves resources

In an effort to provide for the needs of school districts, Questar III BOCES offers a number of non-instructional financial services that not only meet those needs, but go above and beyond what a district could provide on their own.

Judges and volunteers needed

Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students of all ages. Team members apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own...

Community rallies for schools

More than 1,000 community members from all 47 school districts in the Capital Region came together on Jan. 31 to learn about the fiscal crisis facing their schools and find out what they can do to help.

Exploring careers in health care

Questar III’s Careers in Health Care, formerly known as Health and Emergency Medical Careers, is a one year program for high school seniors interested in learning about a variety of high demand health and emergency medical careers before entering college.

The Best way to save

Questar III BOCES Purchasing Agent Julie Best is like a personal shopper for school districts. They tell her what they want and need; she makes the purchase on their behalf. The difference is she actually saves the district more money than if they were to do this on...

Students explore aviation careers

Students in Questar III’s Columbia-Green Educational Center’s Aviation program recently visited Albany International Airport and Schenectady County Airport. The students received a tour of the Radar Room and Aviation Tower at Albany International Airport and a tour of the Schenectady Tower at Schenectady Airport.

Win-win with internal promotion

Qualified job seekers trying to find teaching positions in today’s competitive job market may want to consider first working as a teaching assistant (TA) at Questar III BOCES.

CALL grant a success

Teachers at Sackett Educational Center teachers on the Collaboratory for Adolescent Literacy Leaders (CALL) grant are implementing Brown University’s strategies and are reporting measurable and observable results.

Students receive hands on experience

Two students from Questar III took part in a three-day immersion program at National Grid facilities to help them gain a realistic understanding of the utility industry in which they might one day be employed.