Alva students have been marching past the Newsgram building on Choctaw Street this week. It’s time for summer band camp. All the students are widely spaced and wearing masks as they carry their instruments at attention to the beat of the drum corps. Their instrument practices are taking place in a parking lot with wide-spaced folding chairs.

School begins in less than two weeks in Alva so we’ll be seeing more students in masks in the coming days. This might be a good time to give your child some mask-wearing practice at home so they’ll get used to the new normal. Teachers will appreciate any h...