Watch Live: Michelle Obama delivers her final remarks as first lady

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Michelle Obama is set to speak at the 2017 School Counselor of the Year event at the White House in what will be her final remarks as first lady.

School Counselor of the Year is a yearly White House tradition which was started in 2015 by Obama herself in connection to her Reach Higher initiative, according to the first lady's office.

Awards will be handed out and a few high-profile guests will also attend a panel that features Education Secretary John B. King Jr., former Education Secretary Arne Duncan, actress Connie Britton, 2016 School Counselor of the Year Katherine Pastor and First-Generation Baltimore Founder Verlando Brown.

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