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Boy suspended for asking Miss America to prom
- Published_at:2014-04-19
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- description: US high school student Patrick Farves, 18, paid no attention to warnings from his school not to proceed with putting a prom date request in with Miss America, Nina Davuluri. Rejected: Student suspended after asking Miss America to prom If you bask too long in the glow of Miss America, you may just get slapped on the wrist. At least that's what happened to one high school student this week, after he dared to ask Nina Davuluri, the reigning Miss America, to prom, reports the Associated Press. Last September, Davuluri, former Miss New York, became the first Miss America to be crowned in Atlantic City in 9 years. She's also the first Miss America of Indian heritage. She'd been visiting Central York High School in York, Pa. Thursday when Patrick Farves, 18, asked her to prom. It seems the school knew about his intentions and nixed them before Davuluri's arrival, but Farves went ahead with the ask anyway, resulting in three days of in-school suspension. He presented Davuluri with a plastic flower, and she laughed. The school district issued a statement (read the full text here) about Farves' suspension: "It is not our practice to discipline a student for asking someone - even Miss America - to a school dance," it said. "However, it is our practice to set expectations for student behavior, to communicate those expectations and rules to students and families and to ensure those rules are followed within our schools." High school student suspended for asking Miss America Nina Davuluri to prom YORK, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania high school student is in hot water for asking Miss America Nina Davuluri to prom during a question and answer session at school. Eighteen-year-old Patrick Farves said he received three days of in-school suspension Thursday because he asked Fayetteville's Davuluri to prom. The senior at Central York High School stood up and popped the prom question, then walked to the stage with a plastic flower. Davuluri just laughed and the students cheered. School officials heard about Farves' plan in advance and warned him not to do it. He has apologized for disrupting the event. The school says students are disciplined for breaking rules and this incident is no different. Davuluri was at the school to talk with students about diversity and the importance of science, technology, engineering and math studies. Central York senior suspended for asking Miss America to prom Patrick Farves doesn't consider his prom proposal rejected, even though he never got a "yes." "For the sake of my ego, I'm going to say no, I never got a direct answer," he said. But the senior at Central York High School might have had the most public non-answer in the history of the high school when he asked the reigning Miss America, Nina Davuluri, to his high school dance in front of the entire student body during a Thursday assembly. Farves, 18, didn't expect a yes, but now he's also serving 3.5 days of in-school suspension for asking the question in the first place. Popping the question:The proposal started as a joke a few days before Davuluri showed up at the high school, when Farves suggested he'd pop the question during the assembly. His classmates firmly approved, and it spread like "wildfire" around the school, he said.. And the more he thought about it, the more he needed to ask. Davuluri was at Central York High School during the day Thursday to talk with students about diversity and the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, studies. She was also the keynote speaker at Central's Diversity Celebration, an eighth-annual event that featured her address, cultural foods and a variety of vocal and dance performances. Giving a flower:By Thursday, Farves was working up his nerve. An administrator called Farves to the office 10 minutes before the assembly and said it would be "inappropriate" to ask the question. But when there was a gap between pre-screened students during the question-and-answer portion, Farves saw his opportunity. "I already had a little flower," he said. "I was completely set on doing this." Farves had picked up the "perfect" token to accompany his invitation in art class that morning: A purple plastic flower he handed to Davuluri after asking. Farves said the cheering from the crowd of students behind him kept Davuluri from answering. When he asked to take a selfie with her, she replied with a diplomatic "Maybe later." "I never actually got that (selfie) because I never saw her again," Farves said. Suspension:Administrators pulled Farves from the assembly after the next person to ask a question said, "Can I get another round of applause for my friend, Patrick." Cheers filled the auditorium, and Farves went to the office. Farves said he understands the administration's decision for the 3.5-day suspension, which he served for a half day Friday and will finish next Monday through Wednesday.
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