National Technical Honor Society Inductees
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 4 at Rensselaer City School District.
Focused on providing skills for the 21st century workforce, Questar III offers students career and technical educational programs (CTE) for professional training and the opportunity to acquire industry-related certifications while they’re still in high school. Most students continue their education at community colleges or technical institutes.
The 2015 scholarship winners from Questar III’s REC are:
- KC Gosse – Certified Nursing Assistant (Berlin)
- Brandon LaBounty – Information Technology (Columbia)
- Amy Loveridge – Culinary Arts (Averill Park)
- Gretchen McCormick – Certified Nursing Assistant (Averill Park)
- Ryan Ramundo – Automotive Technology (Columbia)
- Taylor Roberts – Criminal Justice (Hoosic Valley)
- Carly Rapello- Certified Nursing Assistant (Averill Park)
- DiAisa Smith – Criminal Justice (Troy)
Bryant & Stratton College $1000 Scholarship
- Jason Campbell – Criminal Justice (Tamarac)
SkillsUSA Scholarships
- Anthony Capece – Information Technology (Averill Park)
- Kaitlyn Griffin – Criminal Justice (Columbia)
- Caleb Hendricks – Construction Technology (Berlin)
Thirty-six students from REC were also inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. Eight additional students were re-inducted for a second year of membership. Induction into National Technical Honor Society is the country’s highest award for excellence in CTE.
The inductees took the pledge of membership and participated in the lighting of candles which represented each of the attributes of a National Technical Honor Society member: skill, honesty, service, responsibility, scholarship, citizenship, and leadership.
To qualify for National Technical Honor Society, students must maintain an average of 90 or above for three quarters in their career-tech program, an average of 85 or above for three quarters at their home school, have five or fewer absences for three quarters, receive a recommendation from a teacher, and perform 25 or more hours of community service.
The following students were honored on June 4:
Two-Year Members:
- Amanda Abel – Criminal Justice (Hoosic Valley)
- Morgan Epting – LANSINGBURGH (Automotive Technology)
- Brandon Labounty – AIT (Columbia)
- Morgan Percey – Culinary Arts (Maple Hill)
- Taylor Roberts – Criminal Justice (Hoosic Valley)
- Haley Scott – Culinary Arts (Lansingburgh)
- DiAisa Smith – Criminal Justice Troy)
- Reigan Stone – Criminal Justice (Averill Park)
First-Year Inductees:
- Devin Blaisdell – Criminal Justice (Troy)
- Gabriel Brimmer – AIT Maple Hill)
- Cameron Bristol – AIT (Lansingburgh)
- Karrilyn Bristol – Criminal Justice(Lansingburgh)
- Zachary Cahill – Construction Technology (Averill Park)
- Anthony Capece – AIT (Averill Park)
- Alyssa Casatelli – Cosmetology (Columbia)
- Maxwell Chittenden – Construction Technology (Maple Hill)
- David Cocca – Aviation Maintenance (Averill Park)
- Timothy Cooke – Cosmetology (Maple Hill)
- Serena D’Amico – Criminal Justice(Lansingburgh)
- Scott Gallerie – Construction Technology(Averill Park)
- Logan Gibbins – Criminal Justice (Tamarac)
- KC Gosse – CNA (Berlin)
- Michael Gregg – Automotive Technology (Hoosic Valley)
- Matthew Harris – AIT (Tamarac)
- Christopher Kneer – Construction Technology (Tamarac)
- Jake Lanzillo – HVAC (Averill Park)
- Christopher Lashwa – AIT (Lansingburgh)
- Ciarra Lemner – Criminal Justice (Averill Park)
- Mackenzie Lepage – Cosmetology (Averill Park)
- Aaron Lindeman – Construction Technology (Averill Park)
- Amy Loveridge – Culinary Arts (Averill Park)
- Joshua McCoart – Automotive Technology (New Lebanon)
- Gretchen McCormick – CNA (Averill Park)
- Ryan Morash – AIT (Adult)
- Afabia Morris – CNA (Troy)
- Christopher Mueller – (HVAC (Averill Park)
- Madison Paloski – Cosmetology (Columbia)
- Vito Pascarella – Construction Technology (Tamarac)
- Carly Rapello – CNA (Averill Park)
- Cody Rifenberick – Green Technology (Rensselaer)
- Brandon Valoze – AIT (Columbia)
- Elana Weissman – Hotel & Lodging (Adult)
- Tristan Wells – HVAC (Tamarac)
- Jordan Winn – Construction Technology (Berlin)
Questar III congratulates all of this year’s graduates and award winners! See the RECProgram ’15 for a full listing of award and scholarship winners from the 2014-2015 school year. See photos from REC Awards Night
