| James Hubert Blake High School | |
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| Established | 1998 |
| Type | High school, public |
| Principal | Mr. Christopher Berry |
| Students | 1826 (2009) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 300 Norwood Rd., Silver Spring, Maryland, United States |
| Oversight | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue, Black, White, Silver |
| Mascot | Bengal Tiger |
| Yearbook | 'Tempo' |
| Newspaper | Blake Beat |
| Website | www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/blakehs |
James Hubert Blake High School is a secondary school located in Silver Spring, an unincorporated section of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.
Founded in 1998, Blake High School is a public high school that offers a signature program in fine arts and humanities as well as business and technology. Its mascot is the Bengal and its current principal is Mr. Christopher Berry. Blake was named after James Hubert Blake, a ragtime musician of the early and mid-20th century, chosen over Jim Henson, the creator of The Muppet Show and graduate of the University of Maryland.
The school is part 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.
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