A basketball star has warmed hearts across his high school with his thoughtful 'prom-posal ' to a girl with Down syndrome . On Thursday , Trey Moses , a senior at Eastern High School in Louisville , Kentucky who will play for Ball State next year , asked Ellie Meredith to be his date to the upcoming prom . Moses , who volunteers with teenagers with learning disabilities , surprised her during her P.E . class with a bunch of flowers and a sign reading : 'Let 's Party Like it 's 1989 ' - a reference to an album by Taylor Swift , Ellie 's favorite singer . Ellie accepted the promposal and said she ca n't wait to go dress shopping 'because I 've only told about a million people ! ' she told CNN . Heading to prom : Trey Moses , a senior at Eastern High School in Louisville , Kentucky who will play for Ball State next year , asked Ellie Meredith to be his date to the upcoming prom - and she accepted . The night before the promposal , Moses texted Ellie 's parents to get their permission - and they were thrilled , they told CNN . 'You just feel numb to those moments raising a special needs child , ' Darla Meredith , Ellie 's mother , said . 'You first feel the need to protect and then to overprotect . ' She said that her daughter met Moses through a program called 'Best Buddies ' , which encourages friendships between teenagers with developmental disabilities with other students . After his successful promposal , Moses , who has a girlfriend , posted photos of the event to his Twitter page , saying : 'Decided to ask my best friend to prom . ' The tweet has been shared nearly 2,000 times . The 6ft9 basketball star committed to Ball State in September after receiving 12 scholarship offers . Joy : Moses , who volunteers with teenagers with learning disabilities , surprised Ellie during class with a sign reading : 'Let 's Party Like it 's 1989 ' - a reference to an album by Taylor Swift , Ellie 's favorite singer . Firm friends : He met Ellie through his work with a program called 'Best Buddies ' , which encourages friendships between teenagers with developmental disabilities with other students . ' I felt like they 're are on the rise and going to be good in a couple years , and I want to be a part of it , ' Moses told The Courier Journal at the time . ' I feel like I 'll be able to come in and fight for a spot my freshman year . ' And as well as playing basketball , Trey intends on keeping up the good work with his community and plans on majoring in special education . In light of his promposal , his future coach at Ball State , James Whitford , said the staff had long-admired the student 's kindess towards others . 'We originally watched him play and evaluated him on his talent , not who he is as a person , ' Whitford told the Ball State Daily . 'As we started to research him as a person , we found that he has the character to bring out the best in those around him . 'The best thing about Trey , is that this is not a one-time thing . '
Trey Moses , a Louisville high school student who has committed to Ball State next year , surprised Ellie Meredith during her P.E . class on Thursday . He asked her to prom with flowers and a sign reading : 'Let 's Party Like it 's 1989 ' - a reference to an album by Taylor Swift , Ellie 's favorite singer . She accepted and is now looking forward to going dress shopping . Moses works with teenagers with developmental disabilities through a volunteer program in Kentucky .