Obama's daughter Malia set to graduate from high school

During seven years of growing up in the public eye, she has gotten and shed braces, learned to drive and even spent brief stints away from her family.

Months ago, the president blamed his emotions for declining an invitation to deliver the commencement address at the elite school where Malia is among 127 members of the Class of 2016.

[...] delaying the start of college could keep her close to her tight-knit family as it prepares for another big transition next year: the end of Obama's ground-breaking presidency.

The Obamas plan to stick around Washington for several years after the president leaves office so Sasha can finish high school here.

Both parents often praise Malia and her sister for being normal, happy kids despite living lives that are anything but normal.

The young girl whose swing set still sits just outside the Oval Office is now taller than her 6-foot-1 dad, and turns heads whenever she's spotted around town — including driving her car.