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School News

  • Classic Partnerships

    The school's largest fundraiser, the Blake Classic, needs sponsorship partners for next year's event on March 1. Be part of this important event that supports all Blake students. Explore the sponsorship options today!

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  • Explore the Business of Architecture

    Public and private school teachers from all disciplines are invited to apply to the 34th annual Plank Institute. Participants will learn about the business of architecture, examining the roots of Minnesota architecture. Learn more about this summer opportunity.

  • Textbook Buyback Dates and Resources

    Blake will be facilitating the MBS textbook buyback for families at both the Middle and Upper Schools again. To sell back your unwanted and gently-used textbooks, please bring them — accompanied by an MBS quote printout — to the school on the following dates.

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  • Dr. Raymond Yu

    Raymond Yu Named New Lower School Director

    Impressing the search committee with his educational leadership experience, cultural competency and joy in working with young students, Dr. Raymond Yu was recently tapped to be Blake’s next Lower School director.

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  • Student Swap Sparks Honest Talk about Race, Class

    "When students from two vastly different Minneapolis high schools spend time together, will they focus more on their similarities or differences?" Find out in this Star Tribune story about a recent Blake-Patrick Henry High School student exchange.

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  • Tear Down Those Walls

    It's official! The walls are coming down and the transformation has begun on the Upper School’s new Center for Science, Design and Research. Construction progress photos will be posted weekly on Blake's Flickr site. To learn more about the project, read "All Systems Go" in the February Bulletin.

  • Register Now for Summer at Blake

    Summer at Blake offers a wide variety of camps and courses in June, July and August. Browse our catalog and register today.

Faces on Campus

  • Dr. Spock has nothing on Justice Page.

    Justice Page's Perfectly Pointed, Impossibly Perpendicular Pinky

    Justice Alan Page had Blake Lower School students wrapped around his perfectly pointed, impossibly perpendicular pinky recently when visited campus to read the new children’s book he co-wrote with his daughter, Blake second grade teacher Kamie Page.

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  • Naomi Shihab Nye

    Visiting Author Brings Poetry to Life

    Throughout her three-day residency at Blake, poet Naomi Shihab Nye shared personal stories that revealed how many of her poems came to be written and inspired Blake students of all ages.

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  • All The Tea in China

    Blake alumnus David Duckler '05 recently visited Blake to share his experience and observations about China and, specifically, tea from China with a number of classes at the Upper School.

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Blake Publications

Bulletin
All-community magazine, produced twice a year.
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Parent News
All-school newsletter produced 5 times during the year.
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Division newsletters can be found on BlakeNet.

Alma Matters
E-newsletter for the alumni of Blake, Northrop, Highcroft and The Blake School.
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FLASH
Upper School literary and visual arts magazine.
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