Lindbergh High School is celebrating its 40th birthday Sept. 27 with a celebration for the whole community.

The open house will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and feature refreshments, tours of the school, and alumni gatherings.

The current school band, choir, cheer squad and leadership teams will be on hand to support the festivities in spirit with performances.

Alumni from Lindbergh’s opening year will be in attendance as well as the first principal, Brian Barker.

The school is expecting 200 to 300 guests for the event with the many generations that are promoting the birthday celebration.

Some interesting facts about the school’s construction are it was built originally around two “houses,” where home rooms and lockers were located. The first floor is called Washington House and the third floor is Lincoln House. A third unbuilt house was to be named Kennedy House.

“House names are still used by many students and staff,” wrote Kayla Sherwood, Lindbergh teacher in an email. “The houses still function as a kind of departmental divide, with Lincoln House containing most of the math department and Washington house containing the English department.”

Lindbergh has done some major and minor renovations over the years. The mid-1990s brought a robotics lab, 2006 a new commons area, 2009 an auditorium upgrade and 2010 a new weight room, roofs and window exteriors among other improvements in the following years.

For more information about Lindbergh’s 40th birthday celebration contact Sherwood at kayla.sherwood@rentonschools.us.