NNC SkillsUSA

We made history! Out of the 14 middle school qualifiers from California, 12 of them are Nellie Coffman Cougars! We took gold medals in Opening and Closing Ceremonies (7 student team), Team Engineering Challenge (3 student team), Pin Design, and Job Skill Demonstration. 12 students is a huge team from a single school; by comparison, Cathedral City High School's team of over 100 students is sending 3 students to Nationals. We now know that the cost of the entire trip will be over $20,000. Thank goodness, the Palm Springs school district is helping us with much of this cost. We are responsible for food, baggage fees, gas for the two minivans we have to rent while there, and admission to any side trips (Science museum, zoo, etc).