Hypertherm announces 2019 Spark Something Great educational grant winners

Hypertherm Inc., a Hanover, N.H.-based manufacturer of industrial cutting systems and software, has announced the recipients of its 2019 Spark Something Great educational grant. The grant program, now in its fifth year, is designed to place the latest plasma technology into schools.

The grant recipients were selected from a record pool of 170 applicants representing high schools, vocational schools, and colleges from throughout the U.S. and Canada. This year, in response to increased need, Hypertherm expanded the number of grants from 10 to 12. Each of the 12 winning schools will receive a Powermax45 XP plasma system, Hypertherm’s AWS SENSE-approved “Plasma Cutting Technology: Theory and Practice” curriculum kit, and in-person training from a Hypertherm industrial cutting expert. The recipients are:

• Bristow High School - Bristow, Okla.
• Dickinson High School - Dickinson, Texas
• Dover Bay Secondary School - Nanaimo, B.C.
• Eldon Career Center - Eldon, Mo.
• Granville Central High School - Stem, N.C.
• Harris County High School - Hamilton, Ga.
• Hinds Career Center - Elwood, Ind.
• Mason High School - Okemah, Okla.
• Morgan County Career & Technical Center - Wartburg, Tenn.
• Northmor High School - Galion, Ohio
• OKAW Area Vocational Center - Vandalia, Ill.
• Weld Like A Girl - Yuma, Ariz.