What can your counselor do for you?
Aubreanna Gray, FCHS Journalist
October 19, 2020
Every year, students from all grades visit their guidance counselor for scheduling issues. But did you know that they can do so much more for you than just putting you in Algebra? And that they are still available to help you during distance learning? To begin with, school counselors offer assistance...
Musicians at Home
Kiersten Ownby, FCHS Journalist
October 1, 2020
The world is always changing, but what really matters may be how we adapt to these changes. Like many other groups at FCHS, the band has had to face many difficult challenges so far in online schooling. “Playing with others was always so easy, but now everything is new and different, so it’s been...
From Letter-Carrying to Teaching
Aiden Matula, FCHS Journalist
February 7, 2020
Ever since his early college days, FCHS English teacher Christopher Zema knew that teaching was his end goal. Although he was not sure what subject he wanted to teach, or in what capacity, he was sure that teaching was for him. Zema grew up in Stephentown, a small rural town in upstate New Y...
New Year, Different Country
Maddy Eubank, Fluco Beat Editor
February 4, 2020
While most people spent their New Year surrounded by family and friends in the comfort of their own home, senior MaryAnn Chittenden spent hers in a small town in Liberia named Monrovia. Chittenden was there with a group of four people from Beautiful Gate Baptist Church as well as six people from E...
The Surprising Side of Andrew Sheridan
February 1, 2020
The 9th through 11th grade geometry teacher Andrew Sheridan is known for taking the basics of geometry and making it fun and challenging for his students. While he said that being a geometry teacher can be challenging, “It is very rewarding to see the students succeed.” Yet he has another role of which students mi...
Western Productions
MacKenzie Tillman, FCHS Journalist
November 20, 2019
Visiting somewhere new can either be very exciting or a bit terrifying. For seniors Jules Shepherd and Sasha Federico, a recent trip to California with Television Production teacher David Small and English teacher Lauren Struzik ended up being both. They spent a week in Southern California as part of ...
Athletes at the Next Level
Evynne Stafford, FCHS Journalist
November 7, 2019
College athletics is not mandatory for most high school students, but for some it is a dream. For Cameron Shields, Andrew Ward, and Walter Stribling, that dream is coming true. These athletes have decided to continue their education and their athletics at the schools that suit them best. With hard work,...
Back to High School
Jenna Goodson
October 29, 2019
Proving that it can be hard to leave "the Flu," former FCHS student Ashleigh Goode has stepped back into high school as a teacher instead of as a student. Goode is now living out her dreams as a teacher and softball coach at FCHS. Since graduating from Fluvanna seven years ago, her life has changed signi...
Staff Member of the Month: Jennifer Herner
Tyler Harris, Fluco Beat Editor
October 15, 2019
Jennifer Herner of the Foreign Language department has been elected the Staff Member of the Month for October. Herner grew up and went to school in California, then later moved to Arizona, she eventually ended up in Fluvanna for her high school years, where she found a lot of her influences for cho...
Three Steps for Minimizing Senior Stress
Maddy Eubank, Fluco Beat Editor
October 4, 2019
Being a senior can be a pretty stressful time for any student, especially if you plan on attending college. There's so much to do: SAT preparation, applications, scholarships, grades to maintain, and of course, touring colleges. So if you find yourself getting lost in all the tests and deadlines thi...