The Fluco Beat

2022 Prom King Jacob Ondek and Prom Queen Shayleigh Sims

Making Prom a Night to Remember

Journee Johnson, FCHS Journalist

March 23, 2023

New Fluvanna Football coach Mitchell Pace, pictured with football players Jared Morris, Jacob Morris, and Andrew Sheridan

Pace’s Plans for 2023 Football Season

Molly Pace and Dylan Conley, Senior Editor and FCHS Journalist

March 16, 2023

Students reading during the Feb. 27 Read-a-Thon in the FCHS Media Center.

Read-a-Thon Raises $200

Matthew Gresham, Journalist

March 16, 2023

School/Community

Senior Aden Melton, shows off two of the political cartoons that he used for his project in AP government.

Senior Creates Political Cartoon Art Gallery

Gabi Etchison, Journalist • March 24, 2023

Senior Aden Melton recently created a political cartoon art gallery in the 4300 hallway. Melton did this project in Mitchell Pace’s AP Government...

FCA Aims to Inspire

March 24, 2023

Second Annual Futures Night at FCHS

March 20, 2023

Your Say

Your Say- Week of Mar. 19

March 21, 2023

Your Say- Week of Mar. 12

Photo of the Week

Photo Courtesy of Jayne Thomas

Opinion

Are Tik Tok Time Limits Coming?

Beck Martin, Journalist • March 23, 2023

Tik Tok, an originally Chinese-based social platform run by the company ByteDance, began to take the world by storm in 2017. It's a short video-sharing...

Should Tik Tok be Banned in the U.S.?

March 14, 2023

The Impact Influencers Have On US

March 3, 2023

Lifestyle and Trends

FCHS Drama puts on Peter and the Starcatcher

"Starcatcher" is on Its Way

Molly Pace, Senior editor • March 17, 2023

The FCHS Drama team is putting on “Peter and the Starcatcher” at Fluvanna County High School this spring. Billed as “the story of the land you never knew,” the show...

FCHSs Lisa Searcys daughter, Cara Leigh Searcy, who passed away at four years old.

Counseling Helps Students Handle Mental Health Challenges

March 10, 2023

Photo Courtesy of Tom Arthur via Wikimedia Commons bit.ly/3xQksd5

Should the Voting Age Be Lowered?

February 24, 2023

Choose Sociology to Relax Your Brain

February 16, 2023

Fluco Features

Making an Impact Through Technology

Journee Johnson, FCHS Journalist • March 20, 2023

Have you ever heard someone support the theory that technology is taking over the world for evil? While some people believe that technology is bad for the planet, FCHS Instructional Technology Resource Teacher Kristen Davis believes in using...

A Passion for Photography

March 15, 2023

A Deep Dive into Science

March 13, 2023

Meet Sanira Kurmanbekova

March 9, 2023

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Meet The Staff

Kessler Potter

Journalist

Kessler is in 11th grade, this is her first year in Journalism. She is on the golf and speech team. In her free time, she enjoys reading or playing games with her sister.

Kimmie Bond

Journalist

Kimmie is in 12th grade, this is her first year in Journalism. She plays on the field hockey team and she works at the Lake Monticello golf course. Her dream place to travel is Greece.

Matthew Gresham

Journalist

Matthew is in 11th grade. This is his third year in Journalism. He does Debate and is a Eagle Scout. In the future he hopes to attend Liberty University to study sports management and become a public relations person.

Music, Movies, and Literature

Nope? Yes, Please!

Jayne Thomas, Journalist • March 20, 2023

I first saw the trailers for Nope, I thought the movie would be totally different from what it turned out to be. One of the most anticipated movies in the summer of 2022,...