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Village Videos: Teen's Prom Proposal Adds Touch of Romance to Irish Parade
Patch spotlights videos that give you a different look at the community, past and present. This week, watch a Tinley Park High School senior pull out all the stops when he asks his date to this year's prom.
Village Videos features videos from Patch, from around the web and from readers that showcase Tinley Park. Want your video featured? Upload it to our Neighborhood Gallery and email me at joev@patch.com to say you want to see it in Village Videos.
Romance isn't something people usually associate with St. Patrick's Day.
But that didn't stop one Tinley Park High School senior from trying to change that holiday's reputation by using a bit of showmanship and surprise during Tinley Park's .
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Riding in the bed of a pickup truck with his Titans baseball teammates for the parade, Mitch Smith used the opportunity to ask classmate Katie Baiker to this year's prom thanks to a sign on the side of the vehicle and a bouquet of flowers. Do we need to tell you what her answer was?
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Thankfully, Katie's mom, Shayne Gorski, captured the moment and posted it on YouTube. Plus, she added bonus footage to this well-done video, showing how Mitch asked Katie to Homecoming this school year. (In fact, the two photos running with this story—one from Homecoming and one from the parade—were shot and uploaded to Tinley Park Patch by Gorski, too.)
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Hopeless romantics, take note: This is how you ask your dates out the right way.
YOUR TURN: What did you think of Mitch's display during the Irish Parade? Tell us what you think in the comments section and share your photos and videos from the parade in the media gallery.
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