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TMS Student Wins Veterans Day Essay Contest

Tabb Middle School seventh grader, Martene Whiting, Jr., was recently selected as the winner of the middle school category of this year's Veterans Day Essay Contest, sponsored by the Virginia War Memorial. His essay, which won a statewide contest for middle school students, emphasized how World War I contributed to the civil rights movement. As the winner, Martene and his family attended the annual Veterans Day ceremony at Dogwood Dell on Veterans Day and Martene read his essay aloud to an audience that included veterans and Governor Ralph Northam.