Alva Review-Courier -

Alva Board of Education members had a first look Monday at drawings of renovations for the high school cafeteria. A panel of high school students and teachers met several times to discuss ideas for the space. It was a definite consensus to take out the railing.

Superintendent Tim Argo said the renovation is made possible with a surplus in the child nutrition account. This came about because lunches have been free to all students the past two years through the USDA. However, the school still receives a federal reimbursement for each meal served. It was decided the excess could be used to im...