I don’t want to make what Scotty has achieved into something phenomenal when it’s not. But he did very well for a celebrity.

With all the time he spent on the road to pursuit his career and all the red-eye flights he got, he showed his unwavering commitment to education, despite whatever other people say (FYI, many say he commits career suicide and doubts his attachment to music career).

Surely, he finishes high school like any other normal teenager but he doesn’t just barely do it. He is a distinguished honors graduate (very good grade!!) and he was accepted in all universities he applied for. It’s no joke for someone juggling his career and education at the same time.

And he arranged his schedule to play baseball. Even his coach didn’t know he could contribute well to the team like this. Instead of making himself a joke by playing badly or just play some games for fun, he practiced hard, pitched effectively (and made NBC headlines twice) and showed people he is not half-hearted in doing anything: career, education, sports.

He still managed to attend normal high school activities with everyone: prom, choir group trip in Washington, choir festival, church singing. graduation party with friend at a normal Bojangle store. Basically, he tries to be as normal as possible. Not showing he is too big to sing with his school choir at all and doesn’t make it all about himself when attending school activities.

The kid is living happily. He is a successful new country artist while still being able to make great memories of his final school year, which can never be retrieved back again.

Congrats Scotty.  That’s a great accomplishment.  I’m glad he got to finish out his senior year.