Sara Chaffin and Koleman Anderson are both second graders at Meadowlark Elementary in Chinook. The two have formed a relationship that is quite unique. Koleman is a special needs student but spends part of his school day in a general education classroom. Sara, in the same general classroom, has taken on the role as a friend and helper to Koleman, and that pairing has taken them all the way to the Olympics-the Special Olympics. The Special Olympics are held each year to give special needs students an opportunity for athletic competition.

Koleman's mom, Kelly, said a couple of months into the sc...