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RA students “find their North Star”

Apr 24, 2015

For the past seven years, students at Questar III’s Rensselaer Academy have had the opportunity to work with the Center for Creative Education as part of the Arts in Education program. This year, the culminating project consisted of students performing a variety...

Red Mill QIII students make a quilt

Apr 23, 2015

Questar III students at Red Mill Elementary School in Rensselaer had a hand in creating something special to raise awareness about disabilities.  March was Disabilities Awareness Month, and while special education teachers Jeannette Hallock and Emily Bluhm were at a...

Cooking their way to scholarships

Mar 27, 2015

Culinary Arts students from Questar III’s Columbia-Greene Educational Center (CGEC) in Hudson and Rensselaer Educational Center (REC) in Troy competed in the ProStart competition at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY on March 13 and 14. CGEC cooked...

How the power grid works

Feb 5, 2015

Questar III’s Green Technologies & Renewable Energy and Tech Valley High School students toured the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) headquarters in North Greenbush. The tour was the culmination of projects where students had built and worked with...

Nursing runs in the Priolo family

Jan 9, 2015

The Priolo family, from Cairo, NY, has a long line of graduates from Questar III’s Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) program in Hudson. Jytte and her daughter Jill Priolo both completed the program in 1993, followed by her son, Steffen. Jytte’s husband, Peter,...