Questar

The programs listed below are available through the Questar III Columbia Greene Educational Center.  Career Tech and Career Studies programs are located in Greenport.  New Visions programs are offered at sites specific to each program. To be eligible to attend a Questar Career Tech program, a Catskill High School student must:

1.  Be an enrolled student in grades 11 - 12. Students must complete their basic graduation requirements in their freshman and sophomore years before attending Career Tech, unless the student is serviced through the Committee on Special Education.

2.  Show an interest in the area chosen.

3.  Realize that he/she cannot drop from a chosen Career Tech program until June of that school year.

4.  Demonstrate, based upon current grades and attendance that she/he has the potential to complete the program chosen.

5.  Notify counselor of intent prior to March 1st.

6.  Students will be required to submit a Student/Parent Intake form to the guidance office by March 1st.

7.  Questar will inform school counselors by May 2nd of student acceptance into CTE programs.

8.  Students not accepted will meet with counselor to select courses offered at CHS.

Career Tech (CTE) programs that meet on a half-day basis are run by Questar III. These programs provide our students with courses that cannot be offered at this high school. Course descriptions are available in the guidance office, and are distributed to all sophomores during the Career Tech Orientation Program. The courses shown below are based upon availability.

Career Tech (CTE) Programs for Juniors & Seniors

• Auto Technologies I & II

• Aviation I & II

• Basic Firefighter Operations

• Construction Technologies I & II

• Cosmetology I & II

• Criminal Justice I & II

• Culinary Arts I & II

• Educational Careers

• Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Renewable Energies I & II

• Heavy Equipment Operation & Maintenance I & II

• Welding/Metal Fabrication I & II

Career Tech Programs for Seniors Only

• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)             

• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Health Careers           

Career Studies

Supportive, Smaller Learning Environments for Students who need an Alternative Learning Pace

• Automotive Services             

• Building Trades        

• Career Exploration         

• Introduction to Employment               

• Introduction to Food Services         

New Visions Programs (Seniors Only)

Academically Challenging Programs for High School Seniors only.

• Medical

• Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM)*

• Scientific Research & World Health          

• Visual & Performing Arts    

• Business, Finance & Accounting

• Emergency Preparedness, Informatics, Cyber & Homeland Security

• Pathways in Education                             

* Prerequisite – Pre Calculus

New Visions programs are available to incoming seniors who have a minimum of 85 GPA.  Admission is gained through a highly competitive application process. Seniors accepted into a program may earn high school credit for English 12, Economics, and Participation in Government through this program. Please see your counselor for further details.

For more information, visit www.questar.org