Lake Washington High School at 12033 N.E. 80th St. in Kirkland will hold an open house and barbecue on Aug. 16 from 4 to 7 p.m.

This event is an opportunity for the community to see the newly constructed high school, which also houses Northstar Junior High. Students will lead visitors on a tour of the new school, which will highlight the academic houses, performing arts center and library among other spaces. The modernization of Lake Washington was funded through a 2006 bond measure.

Features of the new school include four academic houses, which are sets of classrooms for teams of teachers who will work with students through their entire high school career. The building includes a number of sustainable features, including a ground-source heating system, solar panel array, daylighting, recycled and rapidly renewable materials.

Visitors are asked to use the temporary entrance off Northeast 75th Street.