The Next Single Player Star Wars Game
John Bernat, Fluco Beat Editor
September 20, 2019
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is the next Star Wars game set to hit the gaming market. Ever since Disney bought the rights to Star Wars, the rights to make the video games went to Electronic Arts (EA) and a smaller company known as Visceral that had been working on a linear single player Star Wars game....
What You Don’t Know About Vaping
MacKenzie Tillman, FCHS Jounalist
September 13, 2019
It’s cool, it’s popular, and it’s in high demand. So what is so bad about it? Nicotine has lasting effects on many teens and has now surpassed cigarettes. A number of new nicotine products such as JUULS, Stigs, VAPOs, Vuse and NJOYs have surfaced in the last few years and have become very popu...
Movies are better than books?
September 12, 2019
The students of Fluvanna County High School prefer movies over books, but why is that? Is it more convenient, or are movies and TV more interesting than a book? Not only that, but are movies about books better, such as Harry Potter, A Dog's Purpose, and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children?...
Halo TV is on its Way
John Bernat, Fluco Beat Editor
May 13, 2019
Halo has redeemed itself and interest in the series has hit a new high. With constant good news reviving the game, a rumored TV show announced six years ago has resurfaced and is now being picked up by Showtime, the network behind Dexter and Ash Vs. Evil Dead. Steven Spielberg was announced as th...
“Sekiro Shadows Die Twice” Die Twice As Hard
John Bernat, Fluco Beat Editor
April 30, 2019
The Dark Souls series is famous for containing some of the most difficult video games to exist, even spawning its own genre of games, known as “Soulsborne” games. FromSoftware’s newest creation Sekiro Shadows Die Twice is twice as difficult as Dark souls. Fans of Dark Souls and Bloodborne ...
Amazon Might Be Storing Your Private Conversations
Maddy Eubank, Fluco Beat Editor
April 30, 2019
If you own an Amazon Alexa, those private conversations you have at home might not be as private as you thought. Amazon recently confirmed that they have tens of thousands of Amazon employees located all around the world that listen in on your conversations taking place after you say the wake wo...
The Many Theories of “Avengers: Endgame”
Octavio Bollinger, FCHS Journalist
April 25, 2019
Eleven years and 22 films are all leading up to this: Avengers: Endgame is set to release April 26 and has an estimated run time of three hours. So how exactly does Marvel plan to wrap up the “Infinity Saga?" That’s the thing--nobody really knows. [Note: If for some reason you haven’t seen I...
That’s Not Love – Teen Dating Abuse Awareness
Tyler Harris, Fluco Beat Editor
April 24, 2019
One issue many teens aren’t aware of is teen dating abuse. This February, the month dedicated to this cause, the Student Government Association attended an informational presentation regarding signs and aspects of teen abusive relationships. The organization that gave the presentation is called Shelter fo...
5 Tips On How To Wake Yourself Up In The Morning
Danielle Bryant, FCHS Journalist
April 9, 2019
“Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.” ― Glen Cook, Sweet Silver Blues I’m going to go ahead and assume everybody hates mornings as much as me. It’s a daily struggle to get up and do anything productive. If you are like me and you desp...
10 Spring Break Ideas That Won’t Drain Your Wallet
Rylie Henderson, FCHS Journalist
March 28, 2019
With spring break approaching fast, you may find yourself in need of plans over the break. Few students want to spend spring break just sitting home all week. On the other hand, they don’t want to spend every last dime finding fun things to do. If you are simply at a loss for ideas of how to spen...