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  • April 9Four members of the debate team qualified for States at their Super Regional tournament on April 6. States will occur April 26 and 27 at JMU.
  • April 9Prom guest forms are available in the front office. Guests who do not attend FCHS must be approved by Mrs. Bruce. Forms are due by April 19. Tickets are $20 and are on sale before school and during lunches.
  • April 8Culinary will be selling Cake in a Cup, sweet tea, and lemonade during April. Cakes are $3 while sweet tea and lemonade are $1 each.
  • April 8SOL retests will take place April 24 at 8:40 am in room 3110. Contact Ms. Blevins ([email protected]) to sign up.
  • March 26The 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.
The Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat

The Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat

FCHS Welcomes Second SRO

FCHS Welcomes Second SRO

Morgan Drumheller, Journalist February 15, 2022

Having a School Resource Officer (SRO) is highly important for schools to keep the staff and students safe. Though most schools only have the resources to hire one, Fluvanna was able to hire a second SRO...

EMT Teacher Sharon Payne poses with all of her students at the annual Breast Cancer Walk.

The Business of Creating EMTs

Makayla Gentry, FCHS Journalist February 2, 2022

EMT. It’s an acronym used to describe and Emergency Medical Technician, someone who provides emergency medical care to those in need. For anything from a broken wrist to a car accident, an EMT is always...

Sophomore Rebekah Kraft heading off to work at the Pantops Chick-Fil-A.

Perfecting her Kraft

January 3, 2022

Coming back to school after a year of virtual learning can be nerve-racking, but can you imagine having a job, being a student, playing multiple sports, and being class treasurer at the same time? Sophomore...

FCHS Grad Returns To His Roots

FCHS Grad Returns To His Roots

Carly Brown, Mass Media Student November 29, 2021

A former Fluvanna County Student recently came back to visit the teacher who inspired him to go into news. Chris Markham, a 2013 FCHS graduate, visited Elizabeth Pellicane’s Mass Media class on Oct....

Brogan Runs, and Runs a Lab Too

Brogan Runs, and Runs a Lab Too

Molly Pace, Senior Editor November 19, 2021

How do chemistry and physics connect to running? If you don't know, you can ask teacher and coach Rose Brogan. “I do think a lot about my foot placement when running, not that I change it, but I know...

A Familiar Hill

A Familiar Hill

FCHS Journalism Staff November 16, 2021

Fluvanna County is known for hills, and students can find one of the best ones at FCHS: Von Hill Jr.   Hill grew up in Fluvanna and graduated from FCHS with the class of 2015.  “I spent freshman...

Hoy Has a Unique Addiction

Hoy Has a Unique Addiction

Molly Pace, Senior Editor November 15, 2021

English teacher Mandy Hoy freely admits to being an addict--a book addict, that is.  “If I could read to my students all day long, I totally would. My favorite time period is the Renaissance. Othello...

Keeping Up With Kelley

Keeping Up With Kelley

Molly Pace, Senior Editor October 29, 2021

Do you love history and Canada? If so, there is one FCHS teacher who would love to bond with you on those subjects alone: History teacher Stephanie Kelley.  “I am passionate about the Industrial...

Keeping Up the Pace

Keeping Up the Pace

Molly Pace, Senior Editor October 6, 2021

How many different jobs do you have? Try being a teacher, senior sponsor, graduation organizer, parent, and coach to several teams, all at the same time. One FCHS teacher who is juggling all of these tasks...

Left to Right: Maureen Stonesifer, School Counselor; Margo Bruce, Principal; Rachel Warden; Mackenzie Swain; Chris Roberson, School Counselor

Seniors Named 2022 National Merit Commended Students

Jocelynne Hagan, Senior Editor September 27, 2021

FCHS seniors Mackenzie Swain and Rachel Warden have been Commended Students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized...

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