Hoover Dam Manager Rob Skordas, standing left, enthusiastically welcomed the students for an educational day at Hoover Dam. Standing along the counter are four of the escorts for the day. Left to right, they are Steve Valderrama, Steve Redmond, Brandon Sparks and Ruben Martinez.

Steve McHargue, second from left, explains to the students how water from the Lake Mead enters the intake towers and passes through the dam to generate electricity.

Brandon Sparks, second from right, points to a diagram to explain to the students how water flowing through Hoover Dam generates electricity.

Keith Cooper, right in plaid shirt) follows students down a staircase to ensure they are all safe as they head for a close-up look at a penstock.

While walking on the main floor of the powerplant, the students were very impressed with the size of the turbines.

This group posed with their escorts Ruben Martinez, left, and Brandon Sparks, second from right, at the Arizona Stoney Gate.

This group of students posed with their escorts Jed Blake, left, and Steve Redmond, third from left.

Lunch highlighted with closing remarks by Supervisory Apprentice Coordinator Bill Schermerhorn.

The morning concluded with lunch.

The morning concluded with lunch.