Questar III partners for storm relief

Questar III BOCES and PODS of the Capital District are joining together to create a collection site for needed supplies and materials for the residents of Long Beach, NY devastated by Super Storm Sandy (it is also the hometown of one of our colleagues).

Adult Ed students make acting debut

Recently, two of Questar III’s adult education students performed in the play “A Mid-Autumn Night’s Dream with Apologies to Shakespeare” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts in West Sand Lake.

Walk for the cure one strand at a time

Cosmetology students and staff at Questar III’s Rensselaer Educational Center (REC) raised over $800 for breast cancer awareness in the month of October.

YWCA honors Questar III student

The YWCA of the Greater Capital Region named Deborah “Debo” Myers the 2012 Resourceful Woman of the YWCA during its Resourceful Women’s Luncheon on November 1 in Troy.

REC volunteers at Special Olympics

For the second consecutive year, faculty and SkillsUSA students from Questar III’s Rensselaer Educational Center joined together to support the athletes that participated in the Special Olympics State Fall Games. The Questar III representatives were part of the ‘Fans...

Helping districts maximize state aid

When Christine Armstrong, director of pupil personnel at Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery CSD realized she was incorrectly inputting information into the System to Track and Account for Children (STAC), she called Questar III’s State Aid & Financial Planning Service for help.

New principal joins Catskill Academy

As the new principal at Questar III’s Catskill Academy, Andrew Pemrick is quickly familiarizing himself with students and staff. His goals for the year are to establish a sense of community and to challenge students both academically and behaviorally.

CASHA recognizes Steinberg

Marcy Steinberg, a retired speech language pathologist (SLP) who now works part time as an SLP team leader at Questar III, was honored with CASHA’s Distinguished Service Award on October 29 during the association’s annual fall conference at the Holiday Inn in Albany.

Students find their voice with the iPad

“I think the Giants are going to win the World Series,” said Christian Pound to his classmates after watching CNN Student News. A bold statement, whether or not you agree, not because of what he said, but how he said it: using an iPad.