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![Visual Artists]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677087333/blakeschool/hpohf1uqiptfpkdxpjfu/McGuireProposals.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677087333/blakeschool/hpohf1uqiptfpkdxpjfu/McGuireProposals.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677087333/blakeschool/hpohf1uqiptfpkdxpjfu/McGuireProposals.jpg","width":600}])
Blake welcomes proposals for its 2023-24 McGuire Visiting Artist residency. Visual artists may submit proposals to work with a single division or across the three divisions (K-12).
![Twelfth Night poster]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677083690/blakeschool/ovjemfcvywiopozhpvd0/TwelfthNightThumb.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677083690/blakeschool/ovjemfcvywiopozhpvd0/TwelfthNightThumb.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677083690/blakeschool/ovjemfcvywiopozhpvd0/TwelfthNightThumb.png","width":600}])
“Twelfth Night” is a rousing contemporary musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy about mistaken identity and self-discovery.
![Students singing the Blake alma mater]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677074034/blakeschool/dlpo6ct5lvroiv6qdhhc/AlmaMater.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677074034/blakeschool/dlpo6ct5lvroiv6qdhhc/AlmaMater.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677074034/blakeschool/dlpo6ct5lvroiv6qdhhc/AlmaMater.jpg","width":600}])
Students in all divisions are collaborating to create a new third verse of the school song. The alma mater will continue to honor Blake's history in its first two verses; the new third verse will be sung with the original melody and musical arrangement.
![Children hold signs saying we heart our bus drivers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1676515677/blakeschool/vclyitkylfaoxv28zuoj/bus_drivers.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1676515677/blakeschool/vclyitkylfaoxv28zuoj/bus_drivers.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1676515677/blakeschool/vclyitkylfaoxv28zuoj/bus_drivers.jpg","width":600}])
Blake is looking to hire both experienced bus drivers and those interested in training to become one.
![Blake State Debate Champions Public Forum]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674752220/blakeschool/qofp4kudyqsdquxlcmir/DebateChampionsFour.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674752220/blakeschool/qofp4kudyqsdquxlcmir/DebateChampionsFour.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674752220/blakeschool/qofp4kudyqsdquxlcmir/DebateChampionsFour.jpg","width":600}])
As in 2020, 2021 and 2022, Blake clinched the title at the 2023 state debate tournament. But unlike any other time in the school’s long and illustrious debate history, both teams competing in this year’s final round were from Blake.
![Applause Fall 22]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1672343103/blakeschool/gbtvntz233fmdjyzvoac/ApplauseFall22.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1672343103/blakeschool/gbtvntz233fmdjyzvoac/ApplauseFall22.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1672343103/blakeschool/gbtvntz233fmdjyzvoac/ApplauseFall22.jpg","width":600}])
Read about student and faculty accomplishments in academics, arts, service and athletics in the latest issue of Applause.
![Tessa McKeown and Alanna Wahl]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669938178/blakeschool/lyjzmzoks4annzh3yjd4/elc_leadership.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1669938178/blakeschool/lyjzmzoks4annzh3yjd4/elc_leadership.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1669938178/blakeschool/lyjzmzoks4annzh3yjd4/elc_leadership.jpg","width":600}])
Blake has announced the appointment of two administrators to the school’s Upper Elementary program, set to launch in the 2023-24 academic year.
![Justice Alan Page Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669651803/blakeschool/uxthkougjyyw70ppx3rt/Steiner22.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1669651803/blakeschool/uxthkougjyyw70ppx3rt/Steiner22.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1669651803/blakeschool/uxthkougjyyw70ppx3rt/Steiner22.jpg","width":600}])
Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Neel Kashkari talked to the Upper School community about their proposed state constitutional amendment, which would enshrine education as a civil right.
At-A-Glance
36%
Students who identify with a community of color.
25%
Average National Merit students per class.
21%
Students who receive need-based financial assistance.
4
Average for-credit global immersion experiences offered annually
16
Average classroom size.
25%
Upper School students who choose to participate in Community Service Board and/or Service Path Recognition
1,350
Students enrolled in grades PK to 12
$8.5M
Financial assistance awarded annually
58
Twin Cities neighborhoods represented by our families.
74%
Faculty with advanced degrees.
140
Global Online Academy member schools (including Blake), representing 30 countries
100+
Student clubs and co-curricular groups
77
Athletic teams total (33 varsity teams)
130
Average graduating class size.
45+
Arts & debate events each year
40+
Community partners for service learning
9:1
Student-adult ratio.
34+
Number of different languages students speak at home.
80%
Upper School students who participate in athletics
2023-24
Opening school year for Blake’s Early Learning Center