Sarah Arnold of Doyle High flies by the crowd of spectators while competing in the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28, 2018.
Live Oak High teacher Fuzzy Kemp, right, cheers on an athlete during the softball throw contest at the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.
Senior Brady Saunders, bottom, of Live Oak High looks in one direction while his buddy from South Live Oak Elementary sits on his shoulders and points in another during the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.
Blaze Clark, right, plays a game of “Tag” with his sister Brentlie Clark before the start of the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics.
Live Oak Middle student Pepper Lassayone, right, gets a head start on Zoe Olinde, left, during the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.
Camden Davis, left, and his buddy Leslie Lively strike up a conversation while sitting on the field at Live Oak High’s football stadium during the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.
Athletes race to the finish line during the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.
Solomon Toney, left, a 2018 “Yes, I Can!” winner from Albany Middle, hangs with his two buddies during the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.
Live Oak High junior Blake Schubert, left, gives his buddy a high five during the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.
Westside Junior High student Crystal Gonzales, far right, competes in a race with her buddy Reagan Davis, middle, while WJH classmate Aliya Diri, left, tries to catch up.
Gavin Moore, en eighth grader at Westside Junior High, completes a long jump during the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.
Olivia Garland, right, crosses the finish line just in front of the second-place finisher during the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.
Live Oak High volunteers for the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics pass some idle time by doing push-ups.
Live Oak Middle fifth grader Nathan Evans, left, spent most of his time at the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics with his buddy, Live Oak High sophomore Rachel Fontenot.
One of the athletes competing in the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics waves at someone while his assigned buddy for the day, a Live Oak High student, stands next to him.
Meghan Burns, right, hugs a teacher after winning one of the races held during the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.
Lydia Roberts, left, wraps her arms around the Live Oak High Eagles’ mascot during the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.
Two athletes play a game of “Tag” in between competitions during the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.
Brentlie Clark of South Live Oak Elementary leaves everyone behind during one of the races conducted at the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.
Live Oak High sophomore Ella Bozarth gives her buddy, Cornez Richardson of Denham Springs Elementary, a piggy-back ride during the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.
Live Oak High sophomore Angelle Bergeron, right, holds her buddy’s hand as they make their way across the football field during the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.
Celeste Holden gets ready to throw a softball, hopefuly in the direction her Live Oak High buddy is pointing, during the 2018 Livingston Parish Special Olympics on Wednesday, March 28.