Faculty Advisors – Ms. Diggs, Mrs. Hehir

The Battle of the Books is an annual reading competition that encourages quality reading, team spirit, and friendly competition.  Students who join the Battle of the Books club agree to read twelve books by mid-February in preparation for the school battle. Students who score in the top six at our school battle will comprise our competition team. Our Battle of the Books competition team will represent Tabb Middle School in the county and regional competitions.  

Battle of the Books will meet after school on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

Contact the team sponsors, Ms. Diggs (ndiggs@ycsd.york.va.us) or Mrs. Hehir (nhehir@ycsd.york.va.us), with questions.

Board Game Club is a friendly and welcoming environment for anyone who wants to play a variety of board and card games! You are welcome whether you've never played any board games, or you own a collection of your own. Players are encouraged to bring in games they find fun and share them with other students who attend the club!

 

Contact the team sponsor, Mrs. Payne (kpayne@ycsd.york.va.us) with questions.

Faculty Advisors – Mrs. Van Ness, Mrs. Rollins, & Mrs. Dukes

 

Chain Reactions members interact with peers during the school day to help create a climate of acceptance & connection at TMS. Chain Reactions members will also welcome new students and assist with Tiger Trek in the summer and special activities, such as Kindness Week. Participation in this organization is by application through your school counselor. Chain Reactions members are selected in 6^th grade and continue to serve throughout the 7^th & 8^th grades.  New applications will be accepted in 7^th & 8^th grade as openings occur. 

Faculty Advisors – Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Engquist

 

Champs focuses on team building, collaboration, study skills, and organization. Champs students also will get the opportunity to go on a college field trip to explore future opportunities.  Students selected to participate in this club will be contacted by one of the club advisors.

Faculty Advisor—Mrs. Johnson

Attention all Chefs! Learning how to cook healthy and enjoyable meals is an important and valuable skill. The goals of this club are to gather a collection of recipes, learn culinary skills, and prepare food as a group. Each month, the students will use the first club meeting to plan and prepare a dish. The second club meeting will be dedicated to preparing the dish! Limited to 12 members.

Faculty Advisors – Mr. Payne and Mr. Ellis

Are you willing to face a dragon?

Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is a fantasy role playing game (RPG) in which players create characters and embark on adventures. Dungeons and Dragons relies on one of the oldest human traditions, storytelling. 'The core of D&D is storytelling. You and your friends tell a story together, guiding your heroes through quests for treasure, battles with deadly foes, daring rescues, courtly intrigue and much more.' – Dungeons and Dragons official website.

The goal is to have fun journeying through adventures that Dungeons & Dragons can provide. The club encourages students to coordinate and plan as a team. It is also an effective way to socialize.

1. Dungeons and Dragons is a pen and paper game (not a video game).

Players keep track of characters on a character sheet.

2. This game takes place at a table, not running around in a field.

Some people confuse D&D with Live Action Role Play (LARP) which is a completely different game that takes place by acting as a character and running around usually in an outdoor setting.

3. You do not have to act as your character if you don’t want to.

While many people find it fun to role play their character you do not have to. However, I encourage you to use this as an excuse to try and be someone you may not normally be.

4. Only nerds play Dungeons and Dragons, why would I?

There are many people who would proudly consider themselves a nerd that play D&D. There are tons of people who like to hang out with friends and find the most ridiculous ways to complete a quest. Some examples of famous players; The Rock, Terry Crews, Vin Diesel, Tim Duncan, Stephen King, Robin Williams, Stephen Colbert, and Curt Schilling.

5. You do not have to bring any former knowledge about D&D to be able to play.

We welcome any and all new players provided that they show up with an open mind. I didn’t start playing D&D until college and I have had some of the best times and made a ton of new friends playing this game.

 Contact the team sponsors, Mr. Payne (jpayne@ycsd.york.va.us) or Mr. Ellis (cellis@ycsd.york.va.us), with questions.

Faculty Advisors – Mrs. Goltermann

Faculty Advisors – Mrs. Jacobs, Ms. Singletary

 

NJHS meets about once a month after school (if possible).  This is a service organization and the afterschool time is to discuss the students personal service hours, plan school service projects and plan money raising activities.

Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that teaches students to learn creative problem-solving methods while having fun working with a team. By tapping into creativity, and through encouraging imaginative paths to problem solving, students learn life-long skills including teamwork, trial and error solutions, spontaneous thinking, mechanical and prop construction, costume making, and public performance

 

A team of seven students create an eight-minute performance presenting a solution to an Odyssey of the Mind problem. The team creates all parts of the solution such as props, costumes, and backdrops. Teams bring their solutions to competition (virtually or in person) on the regional, state, and World level. The team will also participate in a spontaneous thinking portion at competition.

This club required an audition since the Odyssey of the Mind team limit is seven students. Team members meet for practices on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and some Saturdays.

Contact the team sponsor, Mrs. Schantz (mschantz@ycsd.york.va.us), with questions.

Faculty Advisors – Mrs. Goltermann

 

Up to 24 students may participate.  Meetings will be twice a month between February – May.

Faculty Advisors – Mrs. E. Watson

 

Are you a natural born leader?  Do you want to help improve your school and community?  Then Student Council Association (SCA) is for you!  The SCA seeks out ways to better our school and community through community service, planning out school spirit weeks, and working with school administrators to help all student enjoy learning at Tabb Middle School!  Contact Mrs. E. Watson in room 103, or at ewatson@ycsd.york.va.us for more information.

Sponsored by Chelsei Fox

Students can sign up to check out a Hummingbird Bit kit or a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 kit. Each rotation gives students 3 weeks to design and create whatever they choose with the help and support of Mrs. Fox and the other students. For more information, and to sign up, go to the Check Out Robotics page.