Welcome to Howard W. Blake High School!
Home of the Yellow Jackets!
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Principal's Message
Hello, Blake High School Families! I’m honored to serve as your Principal. I’m excited to join a school with such a strong tradition of excellence and community. Together, we’ll create a place where students thrive, feel supported, and are inspired to reach their full potential. We are Blake. We believe. We achieve. We are ONE!
— Toby Johnson
School & Community Opportunities
Maritime Expo
Discover exciting career, college, and training opportunities in the maritime industry at the 2nd Annual Maritime Expo. Meet representatives from maritime academies, military branches, Port Tampa Bay partners, colleges, and technical schools while exploring pathways to high-demand careers. Join us on January 12, 2027, at Cruise Terminal 6, Port Tampa Bay, to learn, network, and chart your future.
Students can earn the Florida Seal of Fine Arts on their Diploma!
41 students in the Blake High School class of 2025 graduated with the Florida Seal of Fine Arts on their diploma!
Programs
🎨 Arts Magnet Excellence
Blake is an audition‑based performing and visual arts magnet high school, offering programs in music (band, orchestra, chorus, piano, guitar, harp), theater, dance, technical theater, journalism, creative writing, TV/film production, costume design, and more.
Academics & College Prep
Blake offers a rigorous course selection including AICE and AP classes.
TV Production and Technology
Blake High School in Tampa offers a TV Production Technology Track, a Career and Technical Education program within its Mass Communications Department. This program focuses on developing students' skills in various aspects of television production, including camera operation, editing, scriptwriting, directing, and producing video projects.
Student Updates
