Woodstock Middle School student Abby Hallman won first place at the TomeCon annual statewide conference. The sixth-grader earned the honor for her Book Review Blog. The conference is celebration of "all things literary" for elementary, middle and high school students. The mission of Tome, a national society, is "to promote multiple literacies among 4th-12th grade students across the United States through: service; collaboration; competition-based club activities; and clean, entertaining, encouraging literature." Abby's achievement was also recognized by the Cherokee County school superintendent and school board at a board meeting.

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