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  • April 24There will be a marching band interest meeting on April 25 at 7:00 pm in the FCHS auditorium.
  • 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.
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The Fluco Beat

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The Fluco Beat

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Trapped!

Sabrina Bowes, Creative Writing Student April 24, 2024

“This can’t be happening.” Grey Alcivitz was currently locked in a small cell next to her most annoying rival, Erik Zaathen. It was less than ideal. How did she get here?     Four...

Mary Bloody

Mary Bloody

Rachael Broxon, Creative Writing Student April 19, 2024

I slam the door closed and turn to look at my friends, Constance and Sarah. "Maybe jokingly summoning Bloody Mary wasn't the best idea," I mutter. "Is she in there?" Sarah tries to open the door, but...

Artwork by Carolyn Spense

Let Go and Float Away

Skyler Breeden, Creative Writing Student April 17, 2024

This is a concrete poem created in Elizabeth Pellicane's 1st block Creative Writing class.                                                                    ...

Artwork created by Fluco Journalism using Bing Image Creator.

The Swarm

Rachael Broxon, Creative Writing Student April 14, 2024

My eyes sting from the ash, but I can't look away from the wrecked plane. I watch a small flame eat away at the fabric of the captain's seat. I don't look at the captain's body.  I was on my way home...

Art created by Fluco Journalism using Bing Image Creator.

The Dark Side of Pharmaceuticals 

Nicholas Hourihan, Creative Writing Student April 10, 2024

                                                                  The Progress of the medical field               Has led to miracle medicines or Horrors...

The personals section in the Jan. 13, 1914, issue of The Seattle Star. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

The Horrors of Personal Ads

Nicholas Hourihan & Luke Wright, Creative Writing Students April 4, 2024

My entire time as a freelance fashion designer I just wanted to find a woman to work with in hopes of finding one I could love, but I never could find the courage. I could barely even pitch my clothing...

Digital art created by sophomore Lexie Thomas.

Cognitive Dissonance

Ruby Frazier, Creative Writing Student March 29, 2024

The following is a mesostic poem for Elizabeth Pellicane's 4th Block Creative Writing class.                                                              ...

A white cinderblock wall photographed at a diagonal angle. Photo courtesy of Kessler Potter.

A Figment of Reality

Cassie Davis, Creative Writing Student March 27, 2024

“Caitlin Davis, we’re ready to see you now,” the secretary said, playing solitaire behind her tall desk.  The doctor stepped out of a room ahead and stood eagerly waiting for me. As I made my...

Image created by Hunter Perkins using Picfinder.

Contagious

Hunter Perkins, Journalist March 25, 2024

INT. ARMORED VAN - DAY A team of soldiers sits inside a van. They're armored from head to toe and hold rifles in their arms. One of the soldiers, a woman named PRIVATE HELLMAN, talks to another soldier,...

Artwork created by Fluco Journalism using Bing Image Creator.

Lost

Jack Vest, Creative Writing Student March 20, 2024

The suns rose like embers in the vast expanse of the desert wasteland, casting harsh shadows over the remnants of a once-thriving world. The air was thick with the scent of decay, and the distant howls...

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