Howard W. Blake High School
| Howard W. Blake High School | |
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| Address | |
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1701 North Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33607 |
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| Coordinates | 27°57′26″N 82°28′06″W / 27.957089°N 82.468324°WCoordinates: 27°57′26″N 82°28′06″W / 27.957089°N 82.468324°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public magnet high school |
| Established | 1997 |
| School district | Hillsborough County Public Schools |
| Principal | Jesse Salters |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1702 |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Team name | Yellow Jackets |
| Website | School website |
Howard W. Blake High School is a public high school in Tampa, Florida, United States. It opened in 1956 as Don Thompson Vocational High School. It became a junior high after the end of segregation.
After Tampa integrated its schools, Blake was known as Blake Junior High and was a seventh grade center until 1997.
Upon re-opening in 1997, the school added a magnet school for the visual, communication and performing arts.
The 2007-2008 school year marked Blake's 10th anniversary as a magnet school. Part of the celebration was organised by the school's Magnet Arts Coordinator. Her event for the anniversary featured Blake alumni from the previous ten years, and included gallery pieces and performances by artists such as Ari Richter and Chicago's star of Wicked, Danyelle Williamson.
The school performed the play Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind and the choir and symphony orchestra performed the Requiem by Mozart.
Howard Wesley Blake School of the Arts has high standards for its students. It offers 22 AP classes and seven dual-enrollment courses on campus.
Blake Accelerated Curriculum Program'is an online high school magnet program in the school district of Hillsborough County. It is one of seven franchises of Florida Virtual School. Students only report to campus for FCAT testing, and optional extracurricular activities. Students can customize their education to be accelerated or to just accommodate their needs. Some students accelerate their high school career and graduate 1–2 years early.
In 2012 Blake's graduation rate was 80% as compared to a statewide rate of 74.5% and a Hillsborough County rate of 72.6%.
The theater program provides for the study of drama, musical theater and technical theater/design. The theater department is part of the International Thespian Society and competes annually at Florida State Thespians, where they have won Superior ratings in virtually all categories. The theater department produces seven shows a year: two plays, two musicals, a musical concert, a one-act play, and a Senior Showcase.
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