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  • April 24A paper recycling project is occurring. Please place any old and unused papers and notes in the box in the cafeteria until April 29.
  • April 23700 students showed up to the Suicide Prevention Walk on April 19. All profits benefited the ConnerStrong Foundation.
  • 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 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.
The Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat

The Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat

Jason Barnett and Jason Davis with their matching jeeps.

The Dynamic Duo

Faith Shields, Journalist March 4, 2021

If any two FCHS teachers seemed to have been born joined at the hip, it might be math teachers Jason Barnett and Jason Davis. This iconic duo are often seen walking the Fluvanna halls side by side or on...

Amy Richardson is a Earth Science teacher at Fluvanna County High School.

Queen of Rocks

Molly Pace, Senior Editor March 2, 2021

Some may think of teacher Amy Richardson as an Earth Science educator. Others think of her as the “rock queen,” but surprisingly enough, it has nothing to do with music. Richardson absolutely loves...

Logan Reed and her two children at Lloyd Family Farms in 2019.

New School Nurse Perseveres Through it All

Maria McCormack, FCHS Journalist February 26, 2021

Helping people had always been a part of new FCHS School Nurse Logan Reed’s life. Growing up in Virginia, Reed’s family were lifetime members of the Mineral Fire Department. “When I was eight years...

Making Music During a Pandemic

Making Music During a Pandemic

Tyler Harris, Editor-in-Chief January 13, 2021

Teaching in a Covid environment is difficult, but being new can come with a whole new plate of challenges. For new Band Director Burton Hable, the difficulty lies in a teaching subject which also prevents...

Victoria Zavadsky posing with her cat, Oscar

Ms. Z. and Her Feline Companions

Jocelynne Hagan, Senior Editor January 6, 2021

Any student who has ever had the pleasure of taking an English class with FCHS’s Victoria Zavadsky must certainly know about her intense love for felines.  Zavadsky has been teaching English and AP...

Harkrader Takes the Stage

Harkrader Takes the Stage

Elizabeth Adams, FCHS Journalist January 3, 2021

New FCHS Choir teacher Sara Harkrader has been singing in a choir since she was five years old. Now she shares her expertise by directing it. Since she was a child, Harkrader sang anywhere she could...

Abruzzo Shares Love of Lit

Abruzzo Shares Love of Lit

Elizabeth Adams, FCHS Journalist December 1, 2020

Since she was young, Julianne Abruzzo has loved to read and write. Now she shares her love of literature with the students at Fluvanna where she teaches English 10 Honors and English 10 Academic. Abruzzo...

New Virtual Teacher: Kenny Larios

New Virtual Teacher: Kenny Larios

Molly Pace, Senior Editor November 24, 2020

It may seem hard to believe, given the virtual aspect to school this year, but the words “Virtual Lab” used to mean something quite different at FCHS. It meant Room 3108, the one computer lab at school...

Assistant Principal Kyle Gravitt

FCHS Welcomes New Assistant Principal

Erika Schmack, Senior Editor November 11, 2020

When Assistant Principal Kyle Gravitt joined FCHS in July, he knew he was joining a school experiencing a year like no other. Still, he expected a positive experience based on what he had heard about Fluvanna. “I...

Student Resource Officer Kevin Taylor

SRO is Still on Hand, Virtual or Not

Erika Schmack, Senior Editor October 28, 2020

You might think that with no students in the building, Student Resource Officer Kevin Taylor would have nothing to do. However, nothing could be further from the truth. While students having trouble...

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