After school had already let out for the day, cars were lining up in front of Mexico High School and despite the chilling wind and rain, people were making their way to the cafeteria where hot soup was on the menu.

Inside, the cafeteria tables were lined with homemade bowls and decorative miniature pinch pots from art club students at Hawthorne, Mexico Middle School and Mexico High School.

“People come in, they buy a bowl and they get all-you-can-eat soup from Dagwoods Jr.,” says Linda Malott. “He always provides the soup, he has done it forever and doesn’t charge us. It’s all a donation and we love him for it.”

Malott has her hands in a little bit of everything at the high school including Student Council, Bulldog Travel Club and Art Club.

The art club has organised this pay-what-you-can fundraiser as a way to raise scholarship money for over a decade now.

“All the money we raise goes to Bright Futures,” said Malott.

Some of the MHS artists volunteered their time to help with the fundraiser.

“I think it’s a good opportunity to showcase different art styles and art forms especially with all the different ages that are being represented here,” said Elliot DeVargas, an MHS art student and volunteer for the evening.

“My biggest problem is kids wanting to keep their bowls,” said Malott.

And who could blame them?