Brandi Moore took the stage at DAR Constitution Hall and opened her valedictory in a typically Brandi Moore way: with a little self-deprecating humor. “Let me preface this speech by saying I do not have some elaborate ‘Napoleon Dynamite’-like dance to do in front of you, nor do I have an amazing stand-up routine to share,” Moore said, addressing her fellow graduates from Arlington’s Washington-Lee High School. Don’t call her a genius or a whiz kid or even an overachiever. Even when she says gifted, which was how elementary school teachers described her when putting her in special classes, she does it with an eye roll and air quotes.

June 21, 2015 ・ From The Washington Post