Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Annan Academy pupils hold non-uniform day to help vulnerable through cost of living crisis
dailyrecord.co.ukDumfriesshire schoolchildren have joined in a regional response to help the vulnerable through the cost of living crisis.Community-minded Annan Academy pupils used a non-uniform day on Friday, marking the start of the October break, to help users of Annan Day Centre and Kate’s Kitchen in the town.School captains Louis Johnstone and Zoe Mitchell, supported by S6 pupils, came up with the idea that, instead of asking for a £1 charity donation for the dress-down, they would ask all pupils and staff to donate an item of non-perishable food.The response was amazing, with hundreds of items handed in, with more than 800 young people responding to their community’s expected struggle to “eat and heat” this winter.Louis said they are “proud” of the response, with senior pupils taking the goods to the two charities this week,He added: “We want to strengthen the links we have with the community and show that we’re all Annan community together,” while Zoe added: “I’m just so proud we could do this.”Meanwhile, younger children have also been making a difference in Lochmaben.This year, Lochmaben Primary School and Nursery and Jaybees Childcare joined with Lochmaben Church to celebrate Harvest Thanksgiving.The children chose two foodbanks to receive their gifts – Queen of the South Food Hub in Dumfries and Kate’s Kitchen in Annan.
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