Dealing With a Non-Ideal Virtual Class Space
October 15, 2020
Due to the out-of-the-ordinary virtual start to the school year, students have had to come up with their own way of making a workplace for themselves. Many students have struggled with the change, while others are on cloud nine about it. One student, Damon Everard, has had to adapt to online learning...
Customing your virtual classroom
Erika Schmack, FCHS Journalist
October 14, 2020
Turning your basement, bedroom, or even your kitchen into a learning environment may seem challenging, but it’s not impossible. Sophomore Molly Pace turned her basement into a virtual classroom all with just a $20 investment. “I am able to be myself, be focused, and stay organized. I was able...
First Look at a Very New Year
Riley Yowell, Fluco Beat Editor
October 9, 2020
To other school districts, Sept. 8 was just another Tuesday. For Fluvanna County High School, it marked the beginning of a very new, very different school year. On Aug. 13, after a four-hour meeting, the school board made the decision for FCHS to remain all-virtual for at least the first nine weeks....
Test Optional: Ditch the SAT?
Allyson Lounsbury, FCHS Journalist
October 5, 2020
The never-ending world of Covid-19 is now affecting seniors and possibly classes to follow. But is it for better or worse? Covid-19 is affecting social aspects of this school year through remote learning, cancelation of sports and dances, and social distancing guidelines. But could it also be affecting...
Fluco TV: Starting off the Year
Tyler Harris, Fluco Beat Editor
September 20, 2020
Linked below is a video produced by TV production teacher David Small to show people what some of the virtual instruction looks like at the high school. Below is a statement from Mr. Small: Hello Flucos! As I was filming in all of division schools this past week I was reminded of what an amazing...
FCPS Meal Distribution Notice
Tyler Harris, Fluco Beat Editor
September 5, 2020
Fluvanna County Public Schools will now offer grab and go meals free of charge to any child, 18 years and under. On August 31, 2020, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will extend several flexibilities through December 31, 2020. The ...
Lit Mag Goes Digital
FCHS Journalism
May 19, 2020
Continuing the seemingly endless push toward the publishing of content online, the 2020 FCHS Literary Magazine is being published exclusively online for the first time. After 16 years of being published in a print form thanks to yearly grants from the Fluvanna Education Foundation, Literary Magazine...
How Modders Affect the Lifespan of Video Games
Josh Akers, Contributor
April 14, 2020
Many legendary video game titles over the years have remained continuously popular over the years in spite of their game engines and gameplay being incredibly outdated or fossil-like. That Bethesda Softworks’ infamous, 26-year-old Elder Scrolls series has retained its large and supportive playerba...
Life in the Age of Coronavirus
MacKenzie Tillman, FCHS Journalist
March 17, 2020
In the late 1340’s, beginning in China, a widespread disease known as the Bubonic Plague swept the nation and spread to Europe. Also known as the Black Death, it reduced the population significantly, with an estimated 75-200 million deaths. Nearly 700 years later, in the fall of 2019, a new virus emerged...
Flucos Wear Jeans for a Cause
Aiden Matula, FCHS Journalist
March 5, 2020
Cancer is a terrible disease that not only affects patients, but their families as well. When one of your own is going through cancer, the challenges become real. That is when the support of friends and community can make a difference. One of Fluvanna’s own, senior Kamron Goldsmith, is dealing wit...