CHARLESTON -- It was no normal school day inside Capital High School.

Former first lady and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made her way back to West Virginia at a time when the Mountain State is poised to play a pivotal role in the race for the white house.

The senator is working to win the support of a state that sided with President Bush in both of the last two president elections.

During the town hall meeting inside the high school gymnasium, Clinton took questions on topics ranging from health care and education to energy efficiency and the future of coal in this country.

"I've been saying all along we should have clean coal; the cleanest coal possible," she said.

And among the crowd of hundreds were juniors and seniors from Capital High - many of whom got their first taste of presidential politics.

"So many of these young people, the election's about them - about the next generation - so to look out and see these young people, that's what I'm doing this for," said Clinton.

Presidential hopeful and Illinois senator Barrack Obama is expected to be in Charleston on Thursday.