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  • March 14The FCHS Speech team won the State Championship on March 23 at Dominion High School. Five students placed first, two placed second, and one placed third.
  • March 8Students interested in being in the Fall One Act or Acting Class should see Mr. Edgerton in room 1518.
  • February 28The FCHS Cheerleading team is holding an interest meeting during WIN on April 10.
  • February 28Culinary will be selling donuts, sweet tea, and lemonade during March. Donuts are $2 while sweet tea and lemonade are $1 each.
The Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat

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Alicia Patterson

A Passion for Photography

Julia Tomaras, Journalist March 15, 2023

A native of Charlottesville, Special Education teacher Alicia Patterson has the distinction of juggling the responsibilities of teaching, being a mom, and running her own photography business, Simplee...

A Deep Dive into Science

A Deep Dive into Science

Mia Turley, Journalist March 13, 2023

Science teacher Walter Chaney has gotten to know a lot of FCHS students since he joined Fluvanna. Teaching, Oceanography, Environmental Science, and Earth Science, he appears to bring a passion for science...

In the Library of Congress

Meet Sanira Kurmanbekova

Isabella Higginbotham, Journalist March 9, 2023

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an exchange student? There are two at FCHS this year, one of which is Sanira Kurmabekova. Kurmabekova is from Kyrgyzstan, a country in Central Asia which...

FCHS History Teacher and Cheer Coach, Kirsen Pillow.

Cheering on History

Molly Pace and Mia Turley, Senior Editor and FCHS Journalist March 6, 2023

If you love world history and dogs, then you may have a lot in common with first-year World History teacher Kirsen Pillow. Originally from West Virginia, Pillow went to UVA for an undergrad and earned...

What a Waterful Swimmer

What a “Waterful” Swimmer

Gabi Etchison, Editor March 1, 2023

Qualifying for States is no easy accomplishment, but for FCHS swimmer Alex Fuller, it is reality. Fuller, a sophomore on the FCHS Swim & Dive team, started swimming when she was very young in the...

Ukrainian exchange student Anastasiia Pupyrina

Ukrainian Student Experiences Life in America

Isabella Higginbotham, Journalist February 21, 2023

You may have noticed some new faces at the beginning of the school year, but one that you’ve probably never seen before comes all the way from Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine. Exchange student Anastasiia Pupyrina,...

ESOL Teacher Serves Ukrainians in Need

ESOL Teacher Serves Ukrainians in Need

Mia Turley, Journalist February 13, 2023

If you didn’t think heroes were real, look again. Fluvanna County High School English to Speakers of Other Language (ESOL) teacher Jenny Payne has been making trips to Ukraine since early 2000 to work...

FCHS Culinary long-term substitute, with her children, Giovanni Pankau, Nyla Pankau, and JaLisa Pankau

Pankau Loves Life in the Kitchen

Molly Pace, Senior Editor February 6, 2023

Pankau Loves Life in the Kitchen You might have heard the phrase “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen,” which means if you can’t handle the pressure of a position, get out. You’d...

FCHS Substitute Amanda Fisher

Multilingual Sub Fills in for French

Nathaniel Bourgeois, Journalist January 30, 2023

Could you imagine teaching a semester-long class as a substitute when you're not officially trained to teach the subject? Amanda Fisher can. A substitute teacher since 2019, she is filling in as the teacher...

What Does Houghton Like to Do? Just “Axe”

What Does Houghton Like to Do? Just “Axe”

Breelyn Boucher, Journalist January 18, 2023

Reading, theater, and axe-throwing. What do these things have in common? They are all things which English teacher James Houghton counts as hobbies. Houghton has been teaching for three years, one as...

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