Districts collaborate to utilize ‘Race to the Top’ funds
Nineteen school districts from Rensselaer, Columbia and Greene counties have pooled together federal funding in an effort to improve education.
Construction program contributes to Little Italy celebration
The construction program at Rensselaer Educational Center built a “Ceppo” for a Troy-based holiday celebration.
Sheriff’s Office conducts K-9 demonstration
The K-9 unit from the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department visited George Washington School in Troy on Nov. 23.
Program challenges districts to rethink the future
Questar III hosted a workshop entitled “Unlearn the Past, Unleash the Future” for 50 local board members, superintendents and school business officials on Nov. 20.
GE Research blog discusses New Visions program
Read more about 2010 graduates of the New Visions: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program, who received a hands-on tour of GE Global Research in Niskayuna.
Goff holds annual Thanksgiving dinner
The Questar III special education classes at Goff Middle School held their annual Thanksgiving Feast on November 17.
Teacher presents research on the origins of life in the universe
Ruth Russell, who teaches Questar III’s New Visions: Scientific Research & World Health on-site at the University at Albany’s East Campus, presented astrobiology research at the 2010 Science Teachers of New York State (STANYS) Conference held in Rochester on November 7.
English class speaks with “Freedom Writer”
Students in Questar III’s Alternative Learning Program (ALP) studied the book “The Freedom Writers Diary” as part of their English language arts (ELA) classes. They later had the opportunity to connect with one of the book’s authors.
Columbia-Greene Educational Center hosts lunch for local veterans
The students and staff of the Questar III Columbia-Greene Educational Center hosted their seventh annual lunch for local veterans and guests on November 4.
Questar III receives donated plane; new aviation maintenance program set to launch near the site of former Troy Airport
A Vietnam-era warplane was delivered to Questar III’s Rensselaer Educational Center on November 3.
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