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March 22, 2019

The Staff Member of the Month award for March was given to Sherry Esch, a literary arts teacher of 16 years and a FCHS staff member of 14 years. Esch came from Suffolk...

Blue 53 is the Spot for Sports

March 15, 2019

Fluco Power Team Lights Up Festival

March 11, 2019

National Breakfast Week comes to FCHS

March 1, 2019

Flucos Fundraising for Ford

February 28, 2019

FCHS Unveils its New Breakfast Cart

February 28, 2019

Fluco Beats

Sports

Fluvanna Sports in Review 3/8

Tyler Harris, FCHS Journalist

March 13, 2019 • No Comments

Speech The Speech team had an incredible Super Regionals Meet on March 2 in Waynesboro. All 18 Flucos who participated in the tournament placed and will move on to States,...

Photo of the Week

This Week's Photo of the Week comes from Natalie Branch. The photo focuses on a student's eye, surrounded by green object.

Your Say

Your Say: Week of 3/18

Syerra Milliman, Fluco Beat Editor

March 19, 2019

Students were asked what their favorite spring sport was to attend?...

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Meet The Staff

Elizabeth Pellicane

Publisher/Adviser

Elizabeth Pellicane has been the Yearbook and Journalism Adviser at Fluvanna County High School since 2009. She teaches Journalism, Mass Media, and Creative Writing, A graduate of Stanford University, she ...

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Brandon Lucas

FCHS Journalist

Brandon is a junior and a first year Journalism student. He likes to play sports and hang out with his friends in his free time.

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FCHS Spring Break Countdown

Upcoming Events

N/A, March 30, 2019 – Fluco Speech at States

Fluco Features

An Olympian In The Making
March 22, 2019
Mia Martinez
Most high school students like to take part in sports recreationally, but at least one Fluco plays in the hopes of, one day, becoming a professional. Zachary Fontenot has...
Shifflett Soars to Eagle Scout
March 15, 2019
Syerra Milliman, Fluco Beat Editor
Boy Scouts of America is an organization that promotes leadership and survival skills. Many scouts start at a young age and trickle out as they enter their middle school and...
Unique and Amazing
March 14, 2019
Aydon Duenas, FCHS Journalist
MaryAnn Chittenden may seem like a typical busy student. But this FCHS junior is working hard to combine school work and sports with a desire to improve even her global community....
Becoming an Eagle Scout
March 12, 2019
Maddy Eubank, FCHS Journalist
For the past eight years, junior Nicholas Thornton has been working towards one goal: becoming an Eagle Scout. If you don’t know what an Eagle Scout is, Thornton says it’s...
Vernatter Pins The Wins
March 6, 2019
Blake Berry, Fluco Beat Editor
Quite a lot is expected out of student athletes throughout high school, but especially in their senior year. Applying to colleges, completing final classes needed to graduate,...

Lifestyle and Trends

Five Tips to Help Yourself Improve Over Spring Break

Mia Smith

March 20, 2019 • No Comments

While thinking about spring break, you may think of a week of traveling, hanging out with friends, and unwinding from the stress of school. But what if your family can’t...

Anthem Tanks While Bioware Hangs in the Balance

March 11, 2019

The Must-See Movies Of 2019

March 5, 2019

7 Ways to Help Prepare for the SAT/PSAT Test

February 27, 2019

Fallout 76 Goes From Disappointment to Disaster

February 6, 2019

Music, Movies and Literature

“Captain Marvel” Possibly the Greatest Avenger of All

Syerra Milliman, Fluco Beat Editor

March 19, 2019 • No Comments

Before I officially begin this review, I would like to note that there may be spoilers for those who are not caught up on all the Marvel movies. I will do my best to keep...

Fluco Fine Arts Corner

A Dead Man’s Thesis

Tyler Harris, FCHS Journalist

March 11, 2019 • No Comments

Cold, dark, damp, and still grieving. But life still moves on, an endless tale that’s weaving. Though I’m now far gone, I haven’t made a dent. And all...