Tabb Middle School

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Tabb Middle School
Address
300 Yorktown Road Yorktown, Virginia, York County, United States
Coordinates	37°7′29″N, 76°27′2″W
Information
School district	York County School Division
Principal	Susan Rhew
School type	Public Middle School
Grades	6-8
Rival	Grafton Middle School
Mascot	Tiger (it was formerly the Trojan)
Newspaper	The Tiger Times

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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. ^[1]

Tabb was one of the winners of the 2006 Marine Design Challenge (Middle School) of the Technology Student Association^[2], and its building is profiled as an ENERGY STAR building.^[3]

Contents 1 History 2 Feeder patterns 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

Tabb Middle School was originally established as Tabb Intermediate School. The name was changed to Tabb Middle School in the early '90s.

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

1. ^ Virginia Middle School Association - Virginia Schools to Watch Committee
2. ^ Technology Student Association
3. ^ ENERGY STAR Buildings

• 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."

[edit] External links

• Tabb Middle School Official site.
• Tabb Middle School at greatschools.net