Tabb Middle School

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name = Tabb Middle School


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streetaddress = 300 Yorktown Road
city = Yorktown
state = Virginia
county = York County
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country = United States
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district = York County School Division
principal = Susan Rhew
schooltype = Public Middle School
grades = 6-8
rival = Grafton Middle School
mascot = Tiger (it was formerly the Trojan)
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school_colors = Orange, black, and white
newspaper = The Tiger TimesCleanup-school|date=March 2008

Tabb Middle School is a middle school in Tabb, an unincorporated community in York County, Virginia, United States.

The school is located on 300 Yorktown Road and is just down the street from Tabb High School, Mt. Vernon Elementary School, and Tabb Elementary School. The school is operated by the York County School Division. The school mascot is the Tiger, (it used to be the Trojan) and their colors are orange, black, and white. Tabb's rival is Grafton Middle School.

In the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year, Dr. Barry Beers, the longtime principal of Tabb Middle School, retired to pursue other interests in his life. He was eventually replaced by assistant principal, Arthur Layne, for the remainder of the school year. Susan Rhew has taken Beers' place as principal of Tabb Middle School for the 2007-2008 school year.

Tabb Middle School has been selected as a 2005 School to Watch by the Virginia Middle School Association. [ [http://www.vmsa.org/stw/sch.htm Virginia Middle School Association - Virginia Schools to Watch Committee] ]

Tabb was one of the winners of the 2006 Marine Design Challenge (Middle School) of the Technology Student Association [ [http://tsa.timberlakepublishing.com/content.asp?contentid=751 Technology Student Association] ] , and its building is profiled as an ENERGY STAR building. [ [http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=labeled_buildings.showMiniProfile&b_id=22673 ENERGY STAR Buildings] ]

History

Tabb Middle School was originally established as Tabb Intermediate School. The name was changed to Tabb Middle School in the early '90s. In 2006 a gun incident took place.

Feeder patterns

The school takes in students from the following elementary schools:
* Bethel Manor
* Mount Vernon
* Coventry (partial)
* Tabb (partial)

All students zoned to Tabb Middle School are also zoned to Tabb High School.

References

* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3696/is_199812/ai_n8809461 Engaging all middle-level learners in multi-disciplinary curricula. National Association of Secondary School Principals. NASSP Bulletin, Dec 1998 by Sprague, Marsha M, Pennell, Dale, Sulzberger, LeeAnne] "Tabb Middle School in Yorktown, Va., approached the task of integrating the curriculum by involving teachers in the initial planning stages."

External links

* [http://www.yorkcountyschools.org/tms/ Tabb Middle School] Official site.
* [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/va/1913 Tabb Middle School] at greatschools.net