It was a picture-perfect Friday evening as the 50-member graduating class of Edmonds Heights K-12 joined an estimated 200 family, friends and well-wishers in the school gymnasium for the annual commencement exercises.

Edmonds Heights is not your traditional school. Organized in 1996, Edmonds Heights was part of an effort by the district to become more inclusive, broaden its approach and provide students and families with choices other than the traditional education model. At Edmonds Heights, parents and families are the primary educators of the students, with faculty and staff providing critical support, encouragement and resources to build individual learning programs for each student. The school aims to offer an equitable, safe, engaging, nurturing environment where students, families

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