Kelli Lewis and Brian Wallis celebrate with their son Zachary Wallis (center), an Academic All-Stater from Alva, during the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Academic Awards Ceremony held recently in Tulsa. Wallis, a 2021 graduate of Alva High School, was among 100 outstanding seniors from Oklahoma public schools who were honored by the foundation as Academic All-Staters. In addition, he received an Academic All-State scholarship sponsored by foundation trustee Christa Hughes of Carmen. The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is a statewide nonprofit organization that recognizes and encourages academic excellence in Oklahoma's public schools.