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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.
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Artwork by freshman Alex Swingle.

The Sky

Ella Squicciarini February 23, 2024

The sky is like a painting Full of colors and beauty The sky can turn into anything you wish it to be It is like a canvas The clouds They can be animals Or they could be hearts At...

A hand makes a heart with its reflection in a rainy window. Photo courtesy of Fluco Journalism.

Love is Like…

Daniel W. Gibson, Creative Writing Student February 20, 2024

Love Is like A drug One take to get addicted Like ecstasy Time moves fast And Time moves slow You feel high and mighty Like a king on a throne But without it You become drained Like withdrawal

Photo by Rachael Broxon

When Pigs Fly

Rachael Broxon, Creative Writing Student February 14, 2024

There is a bright sense of anticipation, of wistfullness, that shines within your form. Cool and smooth like a drop of water, like a lozenge on your tongue, full of flavors from every place you will...

A dollar bill photographed by the author.

Lonely Bill

Cassie Davis, Creative Writing Students February 8, 2024

Oh Lonely Bill, did you want this struggle?  Exploited and consumed by the greedy rich,  but stripped from the poor, your woven fibers dictate our world.  But you don’t mean to cause such...

Digital art courtesy of FCHS student Breelyn Boucher.

The Candle

Nicholas Hourihan, Creative Writing Student February 6, 2024

Never have I ever relied so much on a light Produced by a candle with all of its might Underneath the dark sky and the stars The candle seems to shine so far What, I wonder, would life be like, If...

The authors part-Maincoon cat, Dementor.

The Demon Of The House

Riley Foltz, Creative Writing Student February 1, 2024

A shadow in the night Why do you prey on the unsuspecting? Silently moving Silently shifting Gleamy eyes in the gloom You scare when you stare As frightening as you are We can’t...

Shells on a beach. Image created by Fluco Journalism using Microsoft Bing Image Creator.

Venus’ Creations

Ruby Frazier, Creative Writing Student January 26, 2024

Created by Venus In the dazzling sea Once a protector of life Now a remainder of death The grace of beauty still present Gleaming in the light Whispering the peace of the ocean Created by Venus,...

A simple model of Earth using Autodesk Maya by Kevin Gill used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. https://flickr.com/photos/53460575@N03/16530938850

In the Atmosphere

Hunter Perkins, Journalist January 18, 2024

Up until the last decade, the ruthless vacuum of space has been something that humanity fears. It is something I thought I’d be afraid of too, but looking out the window at the Earth down below, the...

Image created in Bing Image Creator by FCHS Journalism.

The Gift

Hunter Perkins, Journalist January 2, 2024

“Happy birthday!” everyone shouts as I walk through the door. My children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren are all standing inside. Many of their friends are here too. It’s a shame my best...

Image created using Microsoft Bing Image Creator. Image courtesy of Fluco Journalism.

The Most Beautiful Treasure

Hunter Perkins, Journalist December 7, 2023

Alexander could see the beach from the bow of the ship. It had been five weeks since he last stepped foot on land. He could’ve stayed at sea for another week with the energy it cost him to carry the...

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