2001: Carrie Graduates High School

In high school, Carrie Underwood began to put aside her dreams of a music career and focused on more typical teenager activities, like softball and cheerleading. She was also a great student at Checotah High School, graduating as the salutatorian. In addition to helping out on the family farm, Underwood took jobs as a waitress and gas station cashier in her hometown.

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