Kanawha County Schools

A student on the tour is pointing to a piece of equipment that cannot be seen in the picture. The student is wearing a hard hat, safety glasses, safety gloves, and ear plugs.

A DOW employee, pictured from behind, is talking to a group of students during the tour of the DOW plant. Students are standing in a semi circle around the employee to listen to the employee. The students and employee are and wearing hard hats, safety gloves, safety glasses, and ear plugs.

Two DOW employees are standing in front of students during the tour. One employee is directly in front of students, who are standing in a semi circle. The second employee is off to the side of the students and is holding a pair of blue gloves. The students and employees are wearing hard hats, safety glasses, safety gloves, and ear plugs.

Students on a tour at the DOW Plant in South Charleston. Students are wearing hard hats, safety glasses, and safety gloves while are listening to a DOW employee talk

One student, wearing dark sunglasses, listens in during the DOW Tour. He is also wearing a hard hat and ear plugs. Other students are gathered around him.

Students are standing in front of a DOW employee during the tour of the plant. Students and the employee are wearing hard hats, safety glasses, safety gloves, and ear plugs. Behind the students are pipelines that run through the plant as well as a blue building.

Two students, wearing hard hats, safety glasses, safety gloves, and ear plugs are standing near a row of pipes during the DOW tour.

Students listen in on the tour of the DOW Plant, and are wearing a hard hat, safety glasses, safety gloves, and ear plugs.

Students wearing hard hats, safety glasses, and safety gloves, are listening while a DOW Operator, not pictured, talks about DOW Operations.

A student is looking at DOW equipment during a tour of the DOW Plant. The student is wearing a hard hat, safety glasses, safety gloves, and ear plugs.

April 15, 2026

Kanawha County Schools

From classroom to real world…just like that. 🧪➡️🏭

Herbert Hoover High students got an inside look at science in action during a visit to the Dow West Virginia Operations in South Charleston!

For the past several weeks, a Dow Production Engineer—and Hoover alum, Josh, has been in their classroom teaching the chemistry behind making soap…then helping them actually make it. 🧼

On the tour, students saw those same processes on a much larger scale, explored Dow’s operations, and learned about career opportunities right here in West Virginia.

Real lessons. Real opportunities. 👀