The Fluco Beat

Student Commended in National Merit Scholarship Program

Riley Yowell, Fluco Beat Editor • October 21, 2020

Fluvanna County High School Troy Stephens has been named a Commended Student in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation...

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....

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...

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...

The Surprising Side of Andrew Sheridan

Nicolai Stephens • 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...

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...

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...

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...

Staff Member of the Month: Jennifer Herner

Tyler Harris, Editor-in-Chief • 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...

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...