Woodstock High School senior Madison Tank is the Georgia winner of the 2013-14 Voice of Democracy speech and essay scholarship contest. The annual competition is conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). Madison represents VFW Post 5262 in Canton and was recently honored in Macon during the VFW's mid-winter meeting.

Approximately 50,000 students in grades 9-12 nationwide entered the contest. Contestants were required to record a three- to five-minute speech about this year's theme, "Why I'm Optimistic about Our Nation's Future."

In addition to state honors, Madison is the fourth-place winner in the 2014 National Voice of Democracy Program and recipient of the $7,000 Leroy Moorhead Memorial Scholarship Award, provided by former Heavyweight Boxing Champion George Foreman in memory of his father. She also received more than $1,500 in scholarships for her success at the VFW Post, district and state levels.