Back in Murray, Utah, a growing fan club of students and teachers in Murray High School are tuning in weekly to watch and support their homegrown talent. School principal Scott Bushnell revealed sheepishly, “I have both my kids going at my house the whole time the show’s on, with two phones, getting in as many votes as they can. I’ve heard many stories of students texting more than 100 times for David Archuleta.” WOW! That’s a lot of votes especially if coming from the students! Pity the parents who have to foot the phone bills, hehe!

Thackarey said David Archuleta deserves every accolade. Embarrassed by compliments and always more interested in others, Thackarey said Archie isn’t driven by some hope of fame. He says, “I can’t picture David saying ‘I want to be a rock star, I want to be famous,’. He’s more like, I want to do music because I love it. He’s a follow-your-bliss kind of guy.” Yup, that’s definitely the David Archuleta that we’ve come to love! =)