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Howard W. Blake High School is a public high school in Tampa, Florida, USA. It opened in 1956 as Don Thompson Vocational High School. It became a junior high after the end of segregation.HistoryThe school is named in honor of Howard W. Blake, a Tampa native who attended Florida A&M University, Claflin University, and Atlanta University. After Tampa integrated its schools, Blake was known as Blake Junior High and was a seventh grade center until 1997.Magnet schoolUpon 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.

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Cassandra S.

This school is amazing. The arts program is incredible. I'm currently sitting having breakfast before a meeting listening to their jazz ensemble play and... Read more