Fluvanna’s Other High School Closes Down
Evie Benson
April 1, 2020
FCHS is not the only school which has found itself shut down for the rest of the school year. Fork Union Military Academy (FUMA) is around 25 minutes from FCHS. FUMA was established in 1898 and is a private, all-boys boarding military school. Many cadets attend FUMA from all across the world, from Chin...
A Fluvanna First
Maddy Eubank, Fluco Beat Editor
March 11, 2020
For the first time in the history of Fluvanna County, seven students have successfully completed the Youth Law Enforcement Training Academy. These students are a part of the Explorers program set up by School Resource Officer Kevin Taylor one year ago. The program is for students who see themselves ent...
Coffee Coolers in the Cafeteria
Aiden Matula, FCHS Journalist
March 9, 2020
Spending serious amounts of money a week going to Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, or other coffee shops is a trend among many teens. You constantly see students arriving to class with coffee and other iced beverages. However, few realize how much money they spend a week on coffee until their bank account...
Take the Fitch Challenge
Evynne Stafford, FCHS Journalist
March 3, 2020
Word of a new competition has been floating in the air, specifically, a Book Report Challenge inspired by teacher Clarence Fitch. He started off by making this a task for his students; however, it has since turned into a school-wide competition. Teachers are now asked to participate as well. It will...
Sweet, Sweet Tea
Aiden Matula, FCHS Journalist
February 21, 2020
Sweet tea has become a kind of sensation at FCHS since the Culinary students have begun to prepare and sell it to students. The tea has students flocking to the carts by the elevators where it is sold between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd block classes. The Culinary students prepare the tea and stock the cart duri...
JROTC Comes to Fluvanna
Kristen Pace, FCHS Journalist
February 12, 2020
Last fall, Fluvanna County High School added another club to an already-long list of options, introducing the school’s first-ever Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) club. Called the STAR (Students Taking Active Roles), the club was set in motion by senior Mikaela Sullivan to be a ...
Graduation Consternation
Evynne Stafford, FCHS Journalist
February 6, 2020
Some things in life seem fixed, like Tax Day, Christmas, and Halloween. FCHS Graduation Day seemed one of those standard dates as well, always falling on the Saturday before Memorial Day. Until now. For perhaps the first time in FCHS history, FCHS’ graduation will be held on a Friday-- specifical...
Out to Lunch
Mia Martinez, FCHS Journalist
January 31, 2020
Students began the 2020 school year with welcome news--namely, that students would now have 30 minutes to eat lunch, broken up into three longer lunch periods, compared to four shorter lunches. Yet while the longer lunches may have been a hit with students, the enjoyment was not to last. This seme...
Big Changes for the New Year
Maddy Eubank, Fluco Beat Editor
January 15, 2020
After coming back from Christmas break, many students were surprised to hear that FCHS had made the decision to go back to an alternating Fluco Focus schedule. Prior to the change, students spent every Fluco Focus (a study hall block the last thirty minutes of the day) in their Homeroom. As of Jan. 6...
Riding Like the Wind
Lauren Kreitzman, FCHS Journalist
December 9, 2019
Have you ever galloped along an empty beach? Nothing but the sound of horse hooves drumming on the sand and the waves crashing on the shore? Many equestrians will tell you it’s the most cherished feeling in the world. Riding gives horse lovers pure bliss, and there’s nothing they would rather do th...