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Programs like the Heavy Metal Summer Experience—founded by Angie Simon—are pivotal in bridging the skills gap. They provide hands-on learning opportunities, such as welding, plumbing, and metalwork, which many high school curricula have neglected in recent years. Angie advocates for the return of shop classes to high schools to ignite interest in trades and create pathways for students who may thrive outside the confines of traditional academic frameworks.