The Fluco Beat

The 4 Day a Week Solution?

Bethany Cheripka, FCHS Journalist • March 31, 2021

The Fluvanna County Public Schools (FCPS) system has been making many tiny steps to returning to the classic form of ¨normal¨ before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. Although the school system is not quite...

Keeping Up With Past Success

Faith Shields, Journalist • March 23, 2021

Over the past few years, a number of Fluco sports programs have started to excel more and more with new coaching staffs or the assistance of transferring athletes from schools all around the district....

Fluco Interact’s New Beginning

Evie Benson, FCHS Journalist • March 18, 2021

FCHS has a wide variety of clubs and organizations. One club in particular has been very active during this unique school year. Interact club is sponsored by Mark Engel and has been helping the community...

There’s an App for That

Gabrielle Etchison, FCHS Journalist • March 10, 2021

School looks a lot different this year with lots of radical changes, including the switch to online or hybrid learning, getting used to a number of different educational platforms like Google Classroom,...

Appreciate Your Teacher

Paola Gomez-Melgares, FCHS Journalist • March 9, 2021

Picture this: In the future, your kids ask you about your high school experience. They ask you about homecoming, prom, football games, classes, and teachers. You don’t know how to tell them that all...

Teaching in a Pandemic

Claire Barnett, FCHS Journalist • February 23, 2021

COVID-19 has rewritten the world’s definition of “normal” over the past year. How to run the education system has been a controversial topic throughout the United States. Students are learning to...

The Road to a Black Belt

Maria McCormack, FCHS Journalist • February 23, 2021

Karate is a journey of perseverance and hard work. A method for exercising both mind and body, karate is a popular choice of hobby for many people of all ages. The greatest achievement of all may be, after...

A Different Approach to Volleyball

Sophia Denby, FCHS Journalist • February 8, 2021

PASS, SET, KILL… does not seem like it is going to happen normally this year. Fluvanna Volleyball is a well known sports team throughout FCHS. They have an outstanding reputation as a group of hard working...

Taking the Plunge for Special Olympics

Grace Farist, FCHS Journalist • February 5, 2021

Special Education teacher Nick Ward is committed to bringing an inclusive spirit to FCHS. He has worked to do this through the Special Olympics program which has proven to be very successful in track and...

Learning On The Flip Side

Sophia Denby, FCHS Journalist • February 5, 2021

Ever since COVID hit the United States, our school system has changed dramatically. Some schools across the country are all virtual, some are hybrid, and some schools are trying to keep the school year...