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For Coal Ridge High School senior Owen Evans, this summer wasn’t about relaxing by the pool or taking a seasonal job. Instead, he spent more than two months with Holy Cross Energy, learning the ropes of becoming a lineman.

Holy Cross Energy, a member-owned electric cooperative serving Western Colorado, recently revived its long-paused summer internship program. Once a staple more than 20 years ago, the program was relaunched this year to introduce students to the skilled-trade careers that keep communities running.

“Not everyone’s path is college. There are other great careers out there, and we want them to see that,”  explained Cody O’Neil, Vice President of Operations for Holy Cross Energy, of the summer internship program.