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 Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat
News
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SpaceX Ends Astronauts’ Experience of Being Stranded in the Stars
Anderson Miller, Journalist • March 28, 2025

Leaving Earth on June 5, 2024, aboard Boeing’s Starliner, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams planned a brief stay on the International...

Second lead actor Tomas Cruz-Vega poses with a Twelfth Night poster.
“Twelfth Night” Comes to Black Box Theater on April 16
March 21, 2025
The Great Wave (Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) by Katsushika Hokusai. Photo courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45434
M”art”ch Madness Voting is Wrapping Up
March 20, 2025
Your Say
Your Say -- Week of March 24
Your Say — Week of March 24
Eliana Portman, Assistant Editor • March 24, 2025
Photo of the Week
Close up of FCHS' ATM keypad
Photo Courtesy of Marley Rochester
An Hour In...
Graphic made in Canva by Fluco Journalism.
Opinion
According to the WHO, one-third of adolescents play online games daily, with 22% spending at least four hours on them. Photo from FMT under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2024/09/25/who-sees-rise-in-problematic-social-media-use-for-european-teens/
The Link Between Body Image Issues and Social Media
Eliana Portman, Assistant Editor • March 27, 2025

Social Media has always wielded power on its consumers. It influences mental, physical, and social health. Adolescent girls are a constant victim...

'24 FCHS graduate Alexis Perry leaps over a hurdle during the 2024 indoor track season.
The Drive That Powers FCHS Athletes
March 21, 2025
My great great grandmother Katya pictured to the far right.
Bound by Culture and Divided by War
March 17, 2025
Sports
The varsity girl lacrosse celebrate their win against Goochland during the 2024 season.
Stick Skills and Sisterhood Help Girls Lacrosse Start the Season Well
Emma Sample, Journalist • March 28, 2025

With nearly a 40-person team, girls’ lacrosse is quickly becoming one of the biggest teams at FCHS. Although it is still early in the season,...

Lifestyle and Trends
A racoon dog. Photo by Ganjaa on GoodFon.com used under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International. http://bit.ly/43cUfpO
Four Animals You Didn’t Know Existed
Jadyn Woolstenhulme, Journalist • March 31, 2025

While you may have seen exotic animals like pandas or white tigers at your local zoo, you might be surprised to know that there are a number of unique animals few people even...

Two students wear Birkenstocks
Step into Spring with the Latest Trends
March 25, 2025
A picture of a movie theatre, photo courtesy of Symphony.org https://symphony.org/of-the-performing-arts-classical-music-attendance-and-box-office-are-recovering-swiftest/
Rotten Remakes are a Dime a Dozen
March 20, 2025
Decorative Background
Fluco Features
Assistant Principal Stacey Holland
Holland Comes Back Full Circle at FCHS
Jennifer Wyant, Journalist • March 25, 2025

FCHS is not new ground for Stacey Holland. She has attended Fluvanna schools and even graduated from Fluvanna County High School in 2005. Holland now plays a crucial role at FCHS as one of the high school’s assistant principals. As a former...

FCHS teacher Benjamin Hudson sitting at his desk
Ben Hudson: A Legacy of Leadership and Learning
March 17, 2025
Calculating Brilliance with Lori Hoffman
Calculating Brilliance with Lori Hoffman
March 11, 2025
Chef Grooms and her apprenticeship student Carly Brown at a wedding they catered.
Serving Up Success With Grooms
March 5, 2025
Meet The Staff
Carson Johnston
Carson Johnston
Journalist

Carson is in 11th grade and this is her first year in Journalism. She plays varsity volleyball and works parttime at Wahoo BBQ. She hopes to cruise through the Mediterranean in the future.

Quinton McCloud
Quinton McCloud
Journalist

Quinton is in 10th grade and this is his first year in Journalism. Quinton plays basketball and he works at Papa Johns. He has a dog named Woogie.

Vanessa Vandevander
Vanessa Vandevander
Journalist

Vanessa is in 11th grade and this is her first year in Journalism. She does debate and cheer as extracurriculars. She toured three colleges over the summer.

In The Know
Spring Break
Spring Break
March 30, 2025

ITK will be back Apr. 7, 2025

Spring Break
Be safe!
Music, Movies, and Literature
A screenshot of the poster for "Scream."
“Scream” Blends Classic Horror and Comedy With Meta-Commentary
Cash Johnson, Journalist • March 24, 2025

If you love classic horror films, "Scream” is the movie for you. On Dec. 20, 1996, “Scream” was released to the public in theaters. It made a whopping $103 million,...

A promotional image for "The Righteous Gemstones" on HBO. Photo courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_righteous_gemstones/s04
“Righteous Gemstones” Puts the $ in $atire
March 14, 2025
"Wicked" movie poster. Photo courtesy of Paramount Plus under Fair Use doctrine. https://www.paramountcinemafremont.com/movie/Wicked
Wicked is Worth the Watch
March 7, 2025
Fluco Fine Arts Corner
Photo courtesy of Xavier Grooms '27
The Belleview Party
Sophie Long, Creative Writing Student • March 28, 2025
Photo courtesy of Ava Bass '28
Silent Abduction
March 25, 2025
Photo courtesy of Olivia Carter Johnston '25
Letters to My Younger Self
March 20, 2025
Artwork courtesy of Zoie Deane '25. Inspired by a piano piece by Faith Marshman '25
She’s a Winner
March 14, 2025