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  • May 68th graders must return their Chromebooks/chargers on 5/20 or 5/21 Seniors may turn in theirs when finished with all their classwork, starting 5/1
  • April 17Pre-order your 2025 yearbook at jostensyearbooks.com. The earlier you buy, the lower the price.
  • April 17Mrs. Blevins will give the Learner's Permit test on 5/2 and 6/17 at 8:40 a.m. Email or stop by room 3110 for the registration link and permission form.
The Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat

The Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat

Selfie of FCHS TV Production teacher David Small.

Behind the Scenes with David Small

Allison Rhoades, Website Editor May 8, 2025

Every morning, classes across FCHS tune in to watch “In the Know,” a daily news show created by the TV Production class. At the center of it all is David Small, FCHS’s TV Production teacher, who...

Sophomore Dawson Raines kicking a football during a home game.

Raines Goes Beyond the Break

Gregory Ball, FCHS Journalist May 1, 2025

This is a story of how one Fluco athlete turned a life-changing injury into an example of leadership, discipline, and inspiration. A Painful Detour Most people only learn to walk once in their lifetime,...

Ruby Frazier with her new Nationals bag.

Frazier Sprints to Nationals

Ashlyn Wolkowicz, Journalist April 24, 2025

Being a student and an athlete at the same time can be a difficult balance, but junior Rudy Frazier has a track record of making it work. On March 13-16, Frazier represented FCHS on a national level, competing...

Drumheller standing next to his truck with all the prizes he won at the SkillsUSA cabinetmaking competition in Roanoke, VA.

Drumheller Takes First in Skills USA Event

Eliana Portman, Assistant Editor April 17, 2025

Sophomore Dakota Drumheller placed first in Cabinet Making at the April 5 Skills USA Virginia event in Roanoke. Drumheller, who took Paul Chirico’s Carpentry I class last semester and is signed up...

FCHS junior Molly Cook#22 defends the goal during a lacrosse game.

Cook’s Division II Commit to Wheeling Lacrosse

Natalia Merchan, Journalist April 10, 2025

FCHS junior Molly Cook has made an important decision for her athletic career by committing to play women’s lacrosse for Wheeling University, a Division II school in West Virginia. Cook has been playing...

FCHS Cosmetology teacher Lisa Adams shows student nail painting techniques.

Adams’ Passion Brings Hair to Life

Jennifer Wyant, Journalist April 3, 2025

When it comes to cosmetology, there are endless ways to bring creativity to life. Between styling, changing, and managing hair, there are different options to be explored. Teacher Lisa Adams has dedicated...

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...

FCHS teacher Benjamin Hudson sitting at his desk

Ben Hudson: A Legacy of Leadership and Learning

Gregory Ball, FCHS Journalist March 17, 2025

Ben Hudson, a familiar face in the Fluco community, has been a teacher for 12 years. Before joining the faculty at FCHS, he taught students in Suffolk, Virginia, at Franklin High School where he began...

Calculating Brilliance with Lori Hoffman

Calculating Brilliance with Lori Hoffman

Zachary Luniewski, FCHS Journalist March 11, 2025

One of FCHS' best-known tutors no longer officially teaches at the high school, but pulls from her years of teaching to guide Flucos in need of help with math or how to navigate college. Lori Hoffman...

Chef Grooms and her apprenticeship student Carly Brown at a wedding they catered.

Serving Up Success With Grooms

Carly Brown, Journalist March 5, 2025

Culinary teacher Jonnay Grooms has been a part of the Fluco family for years. After graduating from FCHS in 2013, she decided to further her education in Culinary Arts at Piedmont Virginia Community College....

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