Singer Swift receives diploma in the mail

Published: Sunday, July 27, 2008 12:26 a.m. MDT While most of her peers donned caps and gowns to receive their high school diplomas, country star Taylor Swift was strumming a guitar and performing for thousands of fans. So Swift got her diploma in the mail. "Education has always been at the forefront of my priorities, so I'm really glad to have my diploma," the 18-year-old singer-songwriter said Friday from Nashville, Tenn. Swift attended public school for ninth and 10th grade. But when her career began heating up, she needed more flexibility and switched to Aaron Academy, a private Christian school that offers home schooling. Swift, who is on tour with Rascal Flatts, is expected to release a new album... [read full story]