Howard W. Blake High School

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.HistoryAfter 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.Academic standardsHoward 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.