Obamarama: The Obamas Pick a School -- It's Sidwell Friends
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Friday, November 21, 2008; 11:41 PM
**An updated version of this story appears in the print edition of Sat., Nov. 22 and online here.** The Obamas in Montana on the Fourth of July (By Jae C. Hong -- Associated Press)) The daughters of president-elect Barack Obama will attend private Sidwell Friends School when they move into the White House in January. The decision, announced late this afternoon, came after visits to Sidwell and Georgetown Day School this week by 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha. Each girl visited classes and met with students while their mother talked with administration officials and parents. Michelle Obama also visited both schools last week when she came to Washington with her husband to tour the White House and meet with President and Laura Bush. "A number of great schools were considered," said Katie McCormick Lelyveld, the incoming First Lady's spokeswoman. "In the end, the Obamas selected the school that was
