James Hubert Blake High School
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| James Hubert Blake High School |
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| Established | 1998 |
| Type | High school, public |
| Principal | Ms. Carole Goodman |
| Students | approx. 2,000 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 300 Norwood Rd. Silver Spring, Maryland United States |
| Oversight | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue, Black, Silver |
| Mascot | Bengal Tiger |
| Yearbook | Tempo |
| Newspaper | Blake Beat |
| Website | www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/blakehs |
James Hubert Blake High School was named after James Hubert Blake, a jazz musician of the early and mid-20th century. Founded in 1998, Blake High School is a public high school that serves 1,932 students in grades 9-12. Blake offers a comprehensive academic program with a signature program in fine arts and humanities. Its mascot is the Bengal Tiger and its current principal is Ms. Carole Goodman.
It is a member of the Northeast Consortium, an organization of three area high schools that allow middle schoolers to choose their destination school based on each school's signature program. The other members of the consortium are Springbrook High School and Paint Branch High School.
The Blake Bengal Marching Band has achieved national stature under the guidance of conductor Brian Damron, with noted performances at Walt Disney World and the New Orleans Sugar Bowl.
[edit] Blake Beat Newspaper
The Blake Beat, advised by Kevin Keegan, was recently ranked as the top student high school newspaper in the country by the Association of Educational Publishers in 2006. [1] This comes after multiple years that the Blake Beat was ranked as one of the top five student newspapers in the country.
[edit] Bengal Sports
JV Baseball
- Coach: Mr. Schmidt
Swim and Dive Team
- Coach: Ms. Fanning
V Baseball
- Coach: Mr. Green, Mr. Murfin
- Record: 2-1 (3/28/07)
- Photos
V Boys Volleyball
- Coach: Ms. Gandy
V Coed Volleyball
- Coach: Ms. Tinsley
[edit] Staff
The staff of teachers and administraitors at JHBS is very qualified. Just recently, Spanish teacher Teresa Goodman won the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award for her excellence in teaching. Several other staff members have been publicly recognized for their superior education and managing skills.
