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Of course, Mom and Dad were there, but they tried to blend in like normal parents. “[President Obama] was just a total dad,” the mother of a graduating senior told the newspaper. “No fanfare. You didn’t know they were there.” He had previously told a group in Detroit that he planned on wearing dark glasses to hide his proud-papa tears, and he gave Malia a standing ovation when she walked across the stage. According to CNN, he declined an offer to speak at the graduation because he worried he’d be too emotional. (Aww.)
There have been no officially authorized photos from Malia’s big day yet, but here’s a zoomed-out shot of the entire Sidwell Friends graduating class. If you squint, you can kind of see Malia in the middle. I think.
On a perfect June morning, joyfulness re16ned as the Class of 2016 received their diplomas.
Now that she has her diploma, Malia is taking a gap year before enrolling at Harvard. And if she’s anything like her parents, she’ll be accomplishing big things after that.