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Thursday, April 10, 2025

The Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat

The Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat

Photo courtesy of Celia "Eden" Becerra '25

Not Clickbait

Madison Cavanaugh, Creative Writing Student April 10, 2025

Cast of Characters LUKE: The leader, puts on a charismatic persona on camera. SIMON: The kind of sidekick, is tired of Luke taking over. NESSA: The brainiac of the group, camera woman. _______________________________________________________________________ (Camera...

Photo courtesy of Nicanor Montiel De La Cruz '25

The Woman of the Woods

Alexandra Murphy, Creative Writing Student April 7, 2025

It–she–was here. I could smell her. I’d bet all my limbs that it was her. I knew it, and she did too. So I had no option but to run. And that I did. And, oh golly, did she hear me. I could smell...

Photo courtesy of Alexandra Fuller '25

Stormy Weather

Zoe Luniewski, Creative Writing Student April 2, 2025

I sit on the porch and watch the storm pass The rain pours down while I am protected Thunder crashes, the loud booming quite crass A blanket and a cup of tea perfected Leaves fall and branches...

Photo courtesy of Xavier Grooms '27

The Belleview Party

Sophie Long, Creative Writing Student March 28, 2025

The party is going great. I stand there giving out fruit punch to the residents of the old folks home, Belleview. I turn to my side, flashing John Ambrose a small smile as I hand another cup of punch off...

Photo courtesy of Ava Bass '28

Silent Abduction

Zikeera Payne, Creative Writing Student March 25, 2025

Sarina and Brooklyn were best friends and had just graduated from high school. They got invited to the graduation party their classmates' graduation party. Brook wasn’t feeling it and wanted to stay...

Photo courtesy of Olivia Carter Johnston '25

Letters to My Younger Self

Quinn Hartman, Creative Writing Student March 20, 2025

The forests of the Pacific Northwest are tranquil. The biodiversity is one that leaves most thinking of pine trees and ferns, but looking closer one can find lichen and moss blanketing the forest floors...

Artwork courtesy of Zoie Deane '25. Inspired by a piano piece by Faith Marshman '25

She’s a Winner

Alexandra Murphy, Creative Writing Student March 14, 2025

She’s our winner She walks straight ahead Not looking where she’s going She’d rather be dead She’s walked so far to be our winner She’s broken all her legs Her stride is no...

Photo courtesy of Zoie Deane '25

The Spilled Dinner

Amelia Wilson, Journalist March 12, 2025

Half asleep like always, Fiona shuffled into the kitchen and skidded in a giant puddle of blood. Fiona grabbed the table to catch herself. The bright red blood soaked into her socks.  “Ewwww!”...

Artwork courtesy of Zoie Deane '25

Rewrite The Stars

Madison Cavanaugh, Creative Writing Student March 7, 2025

I didn’t ask to do this. I wasn’t planning on going to Earth on a special mission that might save my entire species. You know, no pressure. It’s not even like humans know we exist. Contrary to popular...

Photo by Ava Bass '28

A Mountain’s Peak

Conner Deery, Creative Writing Student February 28, 2025

A      Mountain’s peak             As if representing life Where it can be at its summit,                                                        soaring through...

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