Third-grader Nikolas Hernandez, 9, wheels with a little speed down a slant in the hallway before coming to a quick stop at the end to wait on his classmates Friday, March 14, 2008, at Western Hills Elementary in Temple, Texas. Hernandez was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy when he was 3 years old.
Photos by Rebekah Workman Published Monday, March 17, 2008