Antonia Gorga Has Officially Graduated from High School: Go Inside the Big Event (Pics)

Melissa Gorga’s daughter, Antonia, is a high school graduate! The Real Housewives of New Jersey student accepted her diploma as her family cheered her on. Naturally, the Gorga clan could not be more proud of their future college student. 

In a June 22 Instagram post, the New Jersey teen shared her big news. “Yea I just graduated high school,” she wrote. No big deal! In the picture, Antonia wore a summery white dress with her graduation cap, and she posed for pics alone and with her proud mama. 

Speaking of Melissa, she shared the sweetest message for her newly minted graduate. In a June 22 post, the Envy Boutique owner wrote, “I will NEVER not see you with an oversized bow and a gigantic tutu. Spread your wings and fly my girl. I love you more than you know.”

Melissa’s post was accompanied by a carousel of images that went back in time. The first photos showed Antonia and her family on her graduation day. Later pics showed Antonia as the little girl Melissa fondly recalls, wearing tutus and bows and happily dancing through life. (See another throwback version of Antonia in the clip above. How time flies!) 

Joe Gorga also shared some love for Antonia, hopping onto Instagram with a heartfelt post of his own. To caption the photos of himself standing next to his daughter in her cap and gown, the proud dad wrote: “Just yesterday I was changing your diapers.”

This is when Melissa did some fact-checking. “Hold up!!!” she wrote in the comments. “You never changed any diapers!!!!” While the diaper topic is being contested, one thing is undeniable: Antonia has so much to be proud of.

So what’s next for Antonia? This fall, she’ll head to Delaware to begin her college career! The RHONJ daughter made the exciting announcement in an Instagram post shared back in May.

Noting that she anticipates being a part of the University of Delaware graduating class of 2027, Antonia posted several photos of herself posing with the university-themed swag her parents got to celebrate the big news.

The photos proved that Antonia has all the T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, slippers, and on-theme snacks one could ever need. Melissa and Joe also decorated her bedroom, filling the space with tons of balloons.

Melissa shared her reaction in an Instagram post that summed up all of her feelings. “I’m so proud of you [Antonia]!” she wrote. “I’m having so many emotions right now! I am smiling, I am proud, I am crying. I am a hot mess!! Can’t wait for you to start this new chapter of your life.”