Country Singer Gretchen Wilson Class of 08 Graduate
Country western singer Gretchen Wilson can add high school graduate to her list of accomplishment. The 34 year old musician studied for and passed her General Educational Development exam recently, which earns her a high school diploma.
Wilson sold 4.5 million copies of her hot single Redneck Woman and picked up a Grammy too but she was troubled by the fact that she dropped out of school when she was in ninth grade. She became a cook and bartender in rural Illinois and sang in a couple of bar bands before moving to Nashville in 1996. Her breakthrough came in 2003 with Here for the Party.
The singer made it a priority to prove to her seven year old daughter Grace that education is essential in order to be truly successful. She walked the talk and will don cap and gown and take part in a graduation ceremony on May 15th.
Well done Gretchen!
Check out Gretchen’s Redneck Woman video below.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L30V5vnYHzk[/youtube]
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Good for her! I think it shows a fine example to people about how important it is to get your education. Too bad many of those who could also make a difference (Britney, Paris, etc) who bypassed getting a real education can’t set the example. You look at the child stars who went on to college (Jodie Foster, Natalie Portman, Ron Howard) and see who ended up better in life than tose who just gave up learning.