Malia Obama, the president’s daughter, graduated from Sidwell Friends School today.
A photo of the Class of 2016 posted to Sidwell’s Facebook page shows Malia standing proudly in the third row, center, wearing a white dress and surrounded by classmates. “On a perfect June morning, joyfulness re16ned as the Class of 2016 received their diplomas,” the photo caption reads.
Secret Service installed magnetometers to screen attendees at the private school in Washington, D.C., according to several posts on social media. Malia, 17, will attend Harvard University in the fall of 2017, taking a gap year off before moving to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
President Obama and the first family also had lunch to celebrate Malia’s graduation at Cafe Milano in Georgetown.
Today is also Sasha Obama’s 15th birthday, giving the first family even more cause for celebration.
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