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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.
The Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat

The Student News Site of Fluvanna County High School

The Fluco Beat

Students in Michelle Colemans Art class.

Virtual Learning’s Impact on Teachers

Sophia Stewart, Journalist February 8, 2022

Everyone knows how difficult school was for students during Covid-19. During virtual learning many students were distracted, stressed, and failing. But what about teachers? How did they feel while teaching...

Fallen tree branches and icy roads in Lake Monticello.

Students Survive the Snowpocalypse

Sophia Harris, Journalist February 4, 2022

On Jan. 3, Fluvanna County was hit with a treacherous snow storm. Not only did it cause power outages all across Central Virginia, but it delayed the return from winter break by an entire week. Since...

Map of Point of Fork by Capitaine du Chesnoy, Michel (1746-1804) - This map is available from the United States Library of Congress.

The Hidden History of Point of Fork

Kayleigh Knight, Journalist February 2, 2022

Few Fluvanna residents know about the background of significant locations in the county during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. One important landmark during this time was the Point of Fork, which connects...

The Big Freeze

The Big Freeze

Bethany Cheripka, FCHS Journalist January 14, 2022

A snowstorm hit the Mid-Atlantic and the North-East on Jan. 3, causing thousands of Fluvanna residents to be stranded in their homes, many without power. In Fluvanna County, the majority of homes were...

SGA Brings Christmas Cheer to Charlottesville

SGA Brings Christmas Cheer to Charlottesville

Bethany Cheripka, FCHS Journalist January 14, 2022

An annual event meant to spread holiday joy throughout our community was successfully accomplished on Dec. 22, 2021. A handful of Fluvanna County High School’s Student Government Association (SGA)...

History of Palmyra’s Old Stone Jail

Molly Pace, Senior Editor January 12, 2022

While the word “jail” may conjure images of guards on every corner, orange jumpsuits, and metal bars, it has a more historic image for many in Fluvanna. The Old Stone Jail in downtown Palmyra. It...

The Danny DeVito Clubs shrine for the actor.

New Club “Worships” Actor

Jamie Rodriguez, Journalist January 5, 2022

One of FCHS’ newest after-school clubs is a self-described “cult” for movie star Danny DeVito. What started as a Sociology project for seniors Ashlyn Fayard and Mackenzie Swain has now become a full-fledged,...

Winter Break Extended

Winter Break Extended

Jocelynne Hagan, Senior Editor December 15, 2021

On Dec. 8, the Fluvanna County School Board voted unanimously to extend the winter break. Dec. 20-22 will now be part of the winter break. Staff will return for teacher workdays on Jan. 3-4, and students...

The Lost Community of the Seven Islands

Gabrielle Etchison, FCHS Journalist December 8, 2021

Once thriving Virgin Mills was located at the Seven Islands of the James River near today’s Bremo Bluff. This community flourished in the early decades of the 19th century thanks to its canal and a wheat...

Bremo Slave Chapel. Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia.

Life of the Enslaved at Bremo Plantation

Morgan Drumheller, Journalist December 3, 2021

Bremo Plantation has always been known as an important historical area in Fluvanna, but not many people know about its true history, especially not the history of those enslaved at this plantation. During...

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