A black helicopter hovering overhead can lead those below to become worried, scared or suspicious. But when a large aircraft positioned itself over a Prince William County high school\u2019s football field last Wednesday afternoon, students who had just been released for the day excitedly watched as a stuffed bulldog with a red-bandanna parachute emerged.<\/p>\n
The big-eyed pup drifted to the turf, delivering a message from a junior boy to a senior girl: \u201cFall Fest?\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
As students look to one-up their classmates for the most outrageous way to ask a girl on a date \u201d\u201d in this case Patriot High School\u2019s version of a homecoming dance \u201d\u201d this boy\u2019s approach might have set a new standard. The helicopter flew in low over the school\u2019s grounds, stunning students and setting off a flurry of Twitter messages and photographs before its covert mission was complete….<\/p>\n