An Olympian In The Making
March 22, 2019
Filed under Fluco Features
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 been playing soccer for over a decade, and he is only a freshman. He was introduced to soccer by his mother’s friend after tiring ...
Shifflett Soars to Eagle Scout
Syerra Milliman, Fluco Beat Editor
March 15, 2019
Filed under Fluco Features
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 high school years, but not FCHS senior Devon Shifflett. Shifflett has been a boy scout for seven years and just recently reached...
Unique and Amazing
Aydon Duenas, FCHS Journalist
March 14, 2019
Filed under Fluco Features
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. To start with, Chittenden is one of this year’s In the Know anchors. “I enjoy being behind the camera. I like talkin...
Becoming an Eagle Scout
Maddy Eubank, FCHS Journalist
March 12, 2019
Filed under Fluco Features
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 the “Highest rank in the succession of Boy Scouts,” and obtaining the title seems like it takes a lot of time and effort....
Vernatter Pins The Wins
Blake Berry, Fluco Beat Editor
March 6, 2019
Filed under Fluco Features
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, and succeeding in their sports are some of the many challenges they have to balance. Those students who rise above these adversitie...
Gamin’ to Fame
Thomas Gerald, FCHS Journalist
March 6, 2019
Filed under Fluco Features
YouTube was founded in 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim, with their only intention being to share videos with each other that they had struggled doing before hand. Since then, YouTube has became one of the most recognizable platforms and forms of social media, with thousands of channe...
The Scoop on Fluco Baseball
Toby Sherman, FCHS Journalist
March 1, 2019
Filed under Fluco Features
Heading into the 2019 season, the Fluvanna varsity baseball team appears to be as strong as ever based on their athlete line up. Losing only three seniors from last year, the team will remain relatively the same as it was in 2018 when it had a record of 15-7. The 2019 team is highlighted by depth, a str...
Name That Car
February 26, 2019
Filed under Fluco Features
I grew up expecting everyone to have a name for their beloved vehicles as my family did (like our white Honda, which we fondly refer to as “Snowflake”). So I was absolutely shocked to discover that my family was among the minority in this department. In fact, in a recent survey of FCHS students, only...
FCCLA Leads FCHS
Tyler Harris, FCHS Journalist
February 19, 2019
Filed under Fluco Features, Showcase
In a relatively new arrival to Fluvanna’s clubs line up, the Future Career and Community Leaders of America Club (FCCLA), teaches students leadership and community outreach skills in the fields of culinary, fashion, and financial literacy. The club was introduced to FCHS last September by Culinary teach...
A Young Investor
Brandon Lucas, FCHS Journalist
February 12, 2019
Filed under Fluco Features
The stock market is a foreign topic to many teens. Yet FCHS junior Ethan Smialek knows a surprising amount about it. About two years ago, Smialek’s grandmother introduced him to stocks and began investing for him. Once he felt comfortable, Smialek took over his account on his own. He makes anywhe...