Fifteen athletes from Alpharetta Elementary School in the Special Olympics Summer State Games at Emory University last weekend. There were smiles all around. Student athletes from the north Fulton school competed in track and field events. Athletes ran in a variety of dashes and the softball throw. Participating were: Jacob Smith; Layke Reynolds; Harrison Elrod; Jair Franklin; Matthew Michniewicz; Cole Lackey; Trevor Smith; Madelyn Hoyland; Gibby Durdan; Ethan Bromelow; Paloma Flores-Alvarez; Krisha Devarakonda; Muadh Kamal; Michael Astorga and Nicole Zbrzezniak.