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Creative Communications Creative Writing, Journalism and Television programs at Blake High School
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Dance Arts Dance Arts program at Blake High School
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Musical Arts Band, Choir, Orchestra programs at Blake High School
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Visual Arts Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Jewelry, Glass, Sculpture, Ceramic, Digital Imagery, and Photography programs at Blake High School
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Theater Arts Acting, Musical Theater, Technical Theater programs at Blake High School
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Howard W Blake High School of the Arts

Welcome to Howard W. Blake School of the Arts!

Thank you for taking the time to review our website. The faculty, staff, and students at Blake SOTA are pleased to share our vision and accomplishments with the greater community.

Blake High School is located in the Downtown Tampa Partnership district. Surrounded on two sides by the Hillsborough River, Blake offers a variety of programs for its traditional and magnet students. Over 1400 9th-12th graders engage in rigorous academic, technical and arts programs to prepare them for success in a variety of post-secondary opportunities.

We are the premiere high school for performing, visual, and communication arts in Hillsborough County, Florida. Our magnet program offerings include visual arts, dance, acting, musical theatre, technical theatre, band, chorus, orchestra, guitar, harp, creative writing, multimedia production, and journalism. Students in these disciplines continue to receive recognition and accolades on the local, state, and national levels. Be sure to check out our list of student achievements and accomplishments as part of your tour of this site.

We appreciate your interest in Howard W. Blake School of the Arts. Feel free to contact us if we can be of any assistance. GO YELLOWJACKETS!!!

Sincerely,

Scott M. Rudes, Ph.D.
Assistant Principal for Magnet Curriculum
Howard W. Blake High School of the Arts
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Piano Performance
Friday, September 3, 2010
7:00pm
Don Thompson Theater: Main Theater
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Piano and Harp Concert
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
7:00pm
Don Thompson Theater: Main Theater
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Guitar and Jazz Band Concert
Thursday, October 14, 2010
7:00pm
Don Thompson Theater: Main Theater
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Chorus Concert
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Chorus Concert with Progress Village Middle School
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Don Thompson Theater: Main Theater
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Next Audition August 5, 2010.
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Tapestry Event



Second annual signature event, Tapestry, will be performed in downtown Tampa for one night only. Please join us for our annual production at the Straz Center March 26, 2011.

"The Wedding Party"

"The Wedding Party" Bridal Show and Auction, October 2, 2010 at The Heights

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Blake Happenings

  • EPC’s Contest
  • 10th Fine Arts Competition
  • Gold Key Awards
  • Tampa Clean City
  • Brandon Center Place
  • Youth America Grand Prix

Congratulations to the student award winners and their teachers for the Environmental Protection Commission's 9th Annual Photo Contest.

The award winning photos will be displayed at the Clean Air Fair in Pope Plaze on May 6, and then the May 20 EPC Board meeting. Afterwards, all 24 photos will be on display in the lobby of the EPC office in Brandon through August.

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Tuesday evening the visual art students and faculty attended the 10th Annual Fine Arts Competition High School Art Show at HCC Dale Mabry.

There were 300 pieces of art selected for display from 14 area high schools.

Blake won big!
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Gold Key Awards
Gold Key Awards

These are the 13 students to win Gold Key Awards in the Alliance of Young Artist and Writers National Writing Contest. (not shown is Martha Villegas). It is a 87 year contest and it's former winners include Truman Capote, Sylvia Plath, Andy Warhol, Robert Redford and Frances Farmer. This is the first win for Blake and we are proud of the thirteen Creative Writing majors! The adults in the picture are, Casey Curry- Director of Creative Writing, Dr. Scott Rudes - Assistant Principal of Fine Arts Programs and Jacqueline Haynes - Principal of H. W. Blake High School. The students names and titles of their works are...read more

Tampa Clean City Winners
Tampa Clean City Winners

Tampa 4th Annual Clean City Day was held on Saturday March 20 at the Raymond James Stadium. Please Congratulate Deidra Meysembourg for winning 1st place for her drawing. Deidra received $300.00 for this honor as well as her teacher Lonni Hopkins received $200.00 towards art supplies.

Please also congratulate Nancy Lynn Molter who won 2nd place for her photography. She received $50.00.

Both students had there work and names projected on the jumbotron. ...read more

Please congratulate the following winners for the art exhibition at Brandon Center Place:
Melissa Deem 1st place in 3D $100.00Jewelry/Metals
Margane Scott 2nd place in 3D $75.00 Jewelry/Metals
Jessica Paulus 3rd place in 3D $50.00 Jewelry/Metals
Gustan Joseph 2nd place in 2D $75.00 Painting
Heather Blanched 3rd place in Photo $50.00 Color Photography
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YAGP Orlando, Fl
February, 2010

Orlando, FL. February 19-21, 2010 the School of Orlando Ballet hosted the annual Regional Semi-Final Round of the Youth America Grand Prix - the largest student scholarship competition in the world. For eleven years students from all over the world gather to share the results of their hard work, passion, artistry and dedication to the art of dance. More than 500 young talented dancers competed in the contemporary and classical categories. Fifteen students from Howard W. Blake High School of the Arts represented the magnet dance program in Hillsborough County, competing against private conservatories, academies and studios, where the dance students are coach individually for hours a day... read more
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Contact Details Principal: Jacqueline K. Haynes
Assistant Principal Magnet Curriculum: Scott M Rudes, PhD

To visit the Blake High School district site click here.
Location 1701 North Boulevard
Tampa, Florida 33607
Phone: 813-272-3422
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