Stars Whose Kids Graduated in 2024 (2024)

Even celebrities get emotional when their kids graduate — at any age.As the 2024 graduation season commences, celebrities from Ludacris to Jennifer Garner are celebrating their kids’ achievements and sharing the milestones via social media, whether it be a preschool moving-up ceremony, a high school commencement or a college graduation.Garner, for her part, shared her tearful reaction to daughter Violet’s high school graduation via Instagram. The emotional post earned many reactions from A-list moms across Hollywood, including Gwyneth Paltrow, who commented, “I’m sooooo with you.”The Goop founder has previously spoken about her son Moses Martin’s upcoming high school graduation, saying she feels a “deep sense of impending grief” as she prepares to have both children move out of her house. (Paltrow shares daughter Apple, 19, and Moses, 18 with ex-husband Chris Martin.)“On the one hand incredible sadness. A deep sense of impending grief,” Paltrow told The Sunday Times in March. “On the other hand this is exactly what should be happening. Your kids are supposed to be, you know, young adults who can achieve and cope and make connections and be resilient. That’s exactly what you want. And that means they leave the house.”Scroll down to see stars who watched their kids graduate in 2024:

The Backstreet Boys singer celebrated daughter Elliott’s elementary school graduation in June. He took to social media to share how “proud” he was of his little one in an emotional tribute.

“Today marks a new beginning and a new journey for my oldest daughter Elliott. Today, my baby graduated elementary school what an amazing journey. It has been watching you grow up and become the young woman you are today before me,” McLean wrote via Instagram alongside a carousel of photos from Elliott’s big day. “There wasn’t enough tissues to hold back all the tears of joy me and my family expressed today. Thank you so much to the teachers and the amazing staff at Westlake Elementary school, you truly helped shape and mold this beautiful young woman that I am honored to call my daughter. I know this next journey in your life will have good times and bad highs and lows but always remember daddy is right there in your corner as is Mommy and we will always have your back, no matter what is await you in the coming year.”

The actress honored her daughter, Liv Freundlich, as she graduated from Northwestern University.

“This smart, wonderful, beautiful and insightful young woman graduated from @northwesternu,” Moore captioned a slideshow from her daughter’s graduation day in June. “We are bursting with pride @livfreundlich - congratulations on your accomplishment #wildcat. We love love love you.💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜.”

Heming Willis gushed about her and Bruce Willis’ daughter Mabel finishing elementary school.

“Middle school! Here she comes!👩🏻‍🎓📚❣️ @buuski @zorina.heming @scoutlaruewillis @demimoore," she captioned the pic of her and her family holding up signs of Mabel's face.

The Today cohost celebrated her son Kayin’s eighth-grade graduation in an emotional tribute. (Jones shares Kayin and twins Clara and Uche with her husband, Uche Ojeh.)

“I remember your first day of pre-k like it was yesterday! You were this giant light ready to soak up everything they could teach you,” she wrote via Instagram in June. “All of these years later, your love for learning continues, but more importantly your love for people, and passion for squeezing the *most* out of your experiences — from music to sports.

She continued, “When you stepped up to the podium with that smile, my heart was filled with so much gratitude for the young man that you are, and the man you are becoming. Love you Kayin! - 8th grade! ✅ I can’t believe it’s time for high school! ❤️.”

Jessica and Jerry Seinfeld’s youngest son, Shepherd, graduated from high school in June.

“As I posted earlier in my stories, we gave him a flip phone for graduation in hopes he will turn in his smartphone,” she wrote via Instagram at the time. “Many of you have asked if this is his first phone — I wish! If I knew then what I know now, I would’ve waited until age 14 to give him a smartphone (he got handed down an old one at age 12, for the bus ride to school in the Bronx).”

Klum celebrated her son Henry’s high school graduation with husband Tom Kaulitz, 34, by her side. (She shares Henry, 18, with ex-husband Seal, along with Leni, 20, Johan, 17, and Lou, 14.)

“CONGRATULATIONS HENRY. We are all sooo proud of you ❤️,” Klum, 51, wrote via Instagram in June. “You did it my beautiful boy. College here we come 🥳🎉SHINE BRIGHT ❤️.”

Georgia Gay, daughter of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Heather Gay, has graduated from high school. Heather, 49, shared a series of photos via Instagram on Tuesday, May 28, celebrating her daughter’s achievement.

"She’s a graduate 🩷Couldn’t be prouder of @georgiaggay 🦅," Heather captioned the photos.

In addition to Georgia, 18, Heather and ex-husband Billy Gay III share two more daughters, Annabelle, 16, and Ashley, 21.

Garner and Affleck’s oldest child, 18-year-old Violet, has graduated high school. (Along with Violet, the exes also share children Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12.)

Garner celebrated her daughter’s major milestone by attending her graduation ceremony on May 20, sharing a carousel of photos from the event via Instagram. The highlights included multiple shots of Garner crying in different locations, from the ceremony to the airplane.

“Tell me you have a graduate without telling me you have a graduate. 🎓 (bless our hearts 🥺♥️🤣),” Garner captioned her post, which garnered support from other celebrity moms with kids who have graduated, including Reese Witherspoon, Ree Drummond and Kyle Richards, among others.

Karma Bridges, daughter of rapper Ludacris and attorney Christine White, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Brown University with a bachelor’s degree in Documentary Filmmaking.

“Make Sure You Add ‘SUMMA CUM LAUDE’ When You Speak About MINES @karma.christine HONORS #prouddaddy,” Ludacris wrote via Instagram, alongside a carousel of photos of Karma posing with her dad and the family.

The country singer and her husband, former NFL player Eric Decker, celebrated their daughter Vivianne’s elementary school graduation. (Jessie and Eric share 4 children: Vivianne, 10, Eric, 8, Forrest, 6, and Denver, who arrived in February 2024.)

“Our sweet girl Vivianne has officially graduated elementary school and will be a middle schooler come August🥹! I can’t believe how fast time flies,” Jessie wrote via Instagram. “We are so proud of our amazing girl❤️🥹”

The Dancing with the Stars star and husband Samuel Cusick’s daughter Sage graduated from preschool. (Along with Sage, the couple also shares daughter June, who was born in May 2023.)

“1st year of Preschool graduation for our Sagey girl 🫶,” Arnold wrote via Instagram alongside a sweet snap of the whole family.

The Real Housewives of Orange County alum opened up about facing a new chapter of her life as her daughter Kennedy, 18, prepares to graduate from high school.

“My daughter is graduating high school and it’s a little hard. She’s my only child,” Armstrong, 52, told Us Weekly in April, adding that she’s trying to “think about things” she can do after Kennedy leaves the house so she’s not “completely devastated.”

“I’m just trying to make sure I nurture my friendship garden so that we can all be in it together when our kids all go away,” she noted.

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