President-elect Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama helped their two daughters, Malia (10) and Sasha (7), get ready for their first day of school. January 5, 2009.Us Magazine
Along with a motorcade of U.S. Secret Service agents, Michelle Obama accompanied the girls to the Sidwell Friends School - which counts Chelsea Clinton as an alum CNN reports.
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Sasha, 7, is in second grade and attending the elementary school campus in Bethesda, Maryland, while Malia, 10, is in fifth grade and attending the Sidwell Friends middle school campus in Washington, DC. (Current tuition: $28,442 for Sasha's elementary school; $29,442 for Malia's middle school.)
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"A number of great schools were considered," Katie McCormick Lelyveld, a spokeswoman for Michelle Obama, has said of the girls' education. "In the end, the Obamas selected the school that was the best fit for what their daughters need right now."
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JohnGirls institutes programs give numerous exciting development opportunities for girls to grow up in their best fields. Girl’s academies offer several career making courses such as -courses in culinary, interior design, medical billing, nursing and many more. Academic curriculum of the girl’s academies is college preparatory and assists the girls to excel in treport abuseposted August 9, 2009 10:57 PM PDT
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TaylorHe is all about himself and I really hope his brats do not favor their ugly mother. At least if they look like him they have hope with some white blood in them.report abuseposted February 28, 2009 3:39 PM PST
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Angel SI agree 100% with Pattie M. Obama is going ruin Americareport abuseposted February 21, 2009 12:43 PM PST
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ON3_N_ONL1333Heyreport abuseposted February 4, 2009 3:44 PM PST
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ON3_N_ONL1333They're school cost alot for one year!report abuseposted February 4, 2009 3:41 PM PST
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GaryI have never read so many backwoods, backwards comments. Stupid Patti M, were are you from, you dumb fly brain idiot. And that goes for the rest of you dumb idiots.report abuseposted January 22, 2009 11:01 AM PST
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Quentonn gchange has come and with change comes an unease that gets displayed with comments that have no validity or make any sense for that matter. In the end black people can and should be proud to see this long awaited day. Rosa parks sat so Martin could walk, Martin walked to Obama could run, Obama is running so we can fly not as black people nor white people but lets all fly as americans togetherreport abuseposted January 22, 2009 12:32 AM PST
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with all the money that the muslim countries fork over to get obama in the white house it is no wonder he went with private school, public schools suck, DuH! i wonder how long it will take before Islam is manditory in school , probably soon, hang on ladies, say good bye to your rights, and prepare for islam , its coming. dumb A-- americansreport abuseposted January 11, 2009 12:17 AM PST
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__A_YAHOO_USER__Peppermint "Pattie" is a racist.report abuseposted January 8, 2009 6:54 PM PST
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Patti MHey, Dancer! I am a reporter and I have interviewed a tons of blacks who TOLD me that they haven't ever voted and that they did this time because they wanted a black in the White House. I am not a racist just repeating what I was told. Try getting the voters statistics.report abuseposted January 8, 2009 7:54 AM PST
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