Princeton High School engineering students traveled to the District 5 Skills USA contest in Waco to compete for the chance to advance to state with several innovative projects.
Unlike last year when the entire engineering program teamed up for one primary contest project, this year’s students broke into smaller groups to test their engineering savvy at Skills USA. Several PHS students will compete at the state level in April.
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