NWA Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER<br /> Clayton Marsh, founding head of Thaden School, speaks with visitors Monday, April 17, 2017, during an information session on the school at Brightwater culinary school in Bentonville. The Thaden School, a private school backed by the Walton Family Foundation, plans to open in August to students in grades seven and nine with plans to grow over the next four years for students in grades six through 12.
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