Girl with down syndrome trying to get Lady Gaga's attention

Students at Connecticut's Suffield High School are trying to help their classmate, who is one of Lady Gaga’s biggest fans, meet her idol.

Katie Dorman is a 17-year-old sophomore with down syndrome. The girl is part of the school's unified theater program that helps break the barriers for young people with disabilities by putting them on stage. And when Katie takes the stage in a blonde wig, she becomes "Katie Gaga."

Lady Gaga is coming to the Oakdale Theater with Tony Bennett later this month and the students are trying to get her attention with a Twitter campaign, which they hope will help Katie meet the superstar.

"Anybody that's around Katie often knows that she adores Lady Gaga so when we were really looking to spotlight Katie's abilities," said Erin Larkum, a unified theater co-advisor. "We know that she loves to dance and she's super enthusiastic about Lady Gaga, so that was a no brainer."

"Katie, we all know, loves Lady Gaga. And so we were like, 'You know what would be super cool? If we got her to meet Lady Gaga!' Because it wouldn’t just make her day, it would make her life!," a student, Spencer Lambert, added.

Monsters, let's help Katie! Share this story on Twitter using the hashtag #SendKatieToGaga.