A vision for a new Juanita High School and the two-year transition during construction is beginning to take shape, and community members will get another peek during an open house on March 1 at Juanita High School.

Voters passed a Lake Washington School District bond last April — $398 million — to rebuild and enlarge Juanita High School, among other projects. The district plans to build a multi-story comprehensive high school large enough accommodate a growing student body.

Completed in 1971, the building is the oldest of the district’s four comprehensive high schools. Juanita High School also includes a district-owned pool and the Juanita Fieldhouse, a unique gymnasium capable of holding tournaments and other large-scale events. Voters approved a plan to tear down the school and leave the gymnasium and pool last spring.

But the school site isn’t large enough to allow students to continue attending classes while a new school is built on-site beginning in 2019. The plan calls for the use of portables for two years — a point the district will cover during the open house on March 1.

District Communications Director Kathryn Reith stated via email the district is working to develop a plan to reduce portables after hearing feedback on the issue from a team including parents, staff, community members and JHS principal Gary Moed.

District staff and architects will be on hand to answer questions at the open house, which is scheduled from 6:30-8:30 p.m.