Hypertherm announces “Spark Something Great” contest winners

Industrial cutting systems and software supplier Hypertherm, Hanover, N.H., has announced the recipients of its 2018 “Spark Something Great” educational grant. The winners, selected from a record of nearly 150 grant applications, represent 10 high schools, vocational schools, and community colleges in the U.S. and Canada.

In its fourth year, the grant program aims to get the latest plasma technology into schools to train the next generation of metalworkers. Each winning school receives a Powermax 45 XP plasma system, the company’s AWS SENSE-approved “Plasma Cutting Technology: Theory and Practice” curriculum kit, and in-person training from an industrial cutting expert.

• Arkansas Welding Academy  Jacksonville, Ark.
• Cedar Community Secondary School  Nanaimo, B.C. (Canada)
• Central High School  Independence, Ore.
• Fowler High School  Fowler, Calif.
• Homedale High School  Homedale, Idaho
• McAllen Memorial High School  McAllen, Texas
• Northwest High School  Opelousas, La.
• Rogers High School  Toledo, Ohio
• SouthTech Academy  Boynton Beach, Fla.
• White County Central High School  Judsonia, Ark.