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  • April 24A paper recycling project is occurring. Please place any old and unused papers and notes in the box in the cafeteria until April 29.
  • April 23700 students showed up to the Suicide Prevention Walk on April 19. All profits benefited the ConnerStrong Foundation.
  • April 9Four members of the debate team qualified for States at their Super Regional tournament on April 6. States will occur April 26 and 27 at JMU.
  • April 9Prom tickets are $20 and are on sale before school and during lunches.
  • April 8Culinary will be selling Cake in a Cup, sweet tea, and lemonade during April. Cakes are $3 while sweet tea and lemonade are $1 each.
The Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat

The Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat

The FCHS debate team at Five Guys after their Super Regional tournament. Photo courtesy of Luke Divine.

Speaking to Success

Cecily McMillian, FCHS Journalist April 25, 2024

For many people, presenting a speech in public is one of their biggest fears. For members of the Fluvanna Forensics team, public speaking is a passion and the reason for many long nights of preparation....

Senior Tyler DeGregory edits a project in David Smalls TV Production class. Photo courtesy of Matt Gresham.

From Script to Screen: Film Students Embark on 9-Week Project

Matthew Gresham, Journalist April 22, 2024

After nine weeks of work, David Small’s Television Production class completed their narrative and documentary projects. A narrative, according to Oxford, is “a spoken or written account of connected...

The 2024 Speech team in the FCHS gym on March 28.

Flucos Win 6th State Championship in Speech

Matthew Gresham, Journalist April 20, 2024

The Fluvanna County Speech team took home their sixth state championship in eight years on March 23 at Dominion High School. This was the team’s third state championship in a row. There were multiple...

Members of the Alice in Wonderland cast during a dress rehearsal. Photo courtesy of Craig Edgerton.

FCHS Presents “Alice in Wonderland”

Abigail Pappaconstantinou, Journalist April 17, 2024

FCHS’s Theatre Department is performing their spring show, Alice in Wonderland, the weekend of April 19 - 20. The show is based on the novel by Lewis Carroll and was adapted by Craig Edgerton. On...

A photo of the eclipse seen from Fluvanna County on April 8. Photo courtesy of Allison Rhoades.

Nothing Eclipses the Wonder of the Sky

Hailey English, Journalist April 15, 2024

If you live under the proverbial rock and somehow missed the hype about the April 8 solar eclipse, here’s why the event was a news maker. Eclipses occur when the moon begins to align with the sun...

Madison Lewis 24 with Logan Russell Inskeep 24 gardening in the greenhouse. Photo courtesy of Fluco Journalism.

FCHS’s Greenhouse Opens April 15

Madelyn Treadway, Journalist April 12, 2024

The FCHS Agriculture program is having a soft opening on April 15. The greenhouse will stay open through mid-May or until it sells out. The plants are grown by FCHS Agriculture students, as well as members...

The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Photographed by Sailko, courtesy of the Wallace Collection. Used under the GNU Free Documentation License.

M(art)ch Madness Results

Madelyn Treadway, Journalist April 12, 2024

On March 29, teacher and FCHS Art department chair Michelle Coleman announced the winner of her “M(art)ch Madness” art competition. M(art)ch Madness was a competition based on college basketball’s...

A robot picking up trash out of the ocean. Photo created using Bing Image Creator. Photo courtesy of Anderson Miller.

Innovating the Environment

Anderson Miller, Journalist April 9, 2024

Every year, around 14 million tons of plastic ends up in our oceans. That plastic makes up 80 percent of all debris found in the ocean, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)....

AP Art History students mug for the camera after participating in a toga fashion show. Photo courtesy of Michelle Coleman.

Togas, Triptychs, and Field Trips: FCHS’s AP Art History Course

Kessler Potter, Editor March 28, 2024

Advanced Placement (AP) exams are challenging, no matter the subject. But one AP test is more notorious than others: the AP Art History exam. With 80 multiple choice questions and six essays, it’s no...

The damage to the block of the cord. Photo courtesy of FCHS administration

Is Your Power Cord a Danger?

Jennifer Wyant, Journalist March 27, 2024

Unexpected incidents can occur any day, anywhere, at any moment. People often assume that these incidents are going to happen with dangerous objects or in fast-paced situations, such as while driving....

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