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A group of Girl Scouts convinced President Obama to wear a tiara

By Brandon Wall

Back in May, President Obama spoke with a group of Girl Scouts from Tulsa, Oklahoma at the White House Science Fair.

The Tulsa World’s report at the time –

Avery Dodson, Natalie Hurley, Miriam Schaffer, Claire Winton and Lucy Claire Sharp, all 8-year-old members of Girl Scouts Troop 2612, showed off their Lego bridge creation at an event focused on girls and STEM — or science, technology, engineering and mathematics — education.

Enter this gem, from Chief Official White House photographer Pete Souza. Souza has been working on the traditional “2014 Year in Photos” post when heshared the image on Instagram Wednesday evening.

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