Hypertherm announces Spark Something Great Education Grant recipients for 2017

Hanover, N.H.-based Hypertherm, a manufacturer of plasma, laser, and waterjet cutting systems and software, has announced the recipients of its 2017 Spark Something Great educational grant. The winners, selected from a record 119 grant applications, represent high schools, vocational schools, and community colleges throughout North America.

In its third year, the grant program aims to get the latest plasma technology into schools so the next generation of metalworkers can train on the equipment they will find once entering the workforce. Each school will receive a Hypertherm 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 grant recipients are:

• Judith Nyman Secondary School - Brampton, Ont.
• Universidad Tecnológica del Centro de Veracruz - Cuitláhuac, Veracruz
• Escambia County High School - Atmore, Ala.
• Magazine High School - Magazine, Ark.
• Alamosa High School - Alamosa, Colo.
• Zane Trace High School - Chillicothe, Ohio
• Central High School - Independence, Ore.
• Salt Lake Community College - Salt Lake City, Utah
• Auburn High School - Auburn, Wash.
• Magnolia High School - New Martinsville, W.V.