Oct. 25, 20180217By Madeline Otten, Correspondent
While October is known for the start of a new season, it is also recognized as breast cancer awareness month. Fluvanna County High School’s (FCHS) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is scheduled to host its eighth annual Breast Cancer Walk on Oct. 25 around the track at Phil Browning Stadium....
Oct. 25, 20180276By Duncan Nixon, Correspondent
There were 90 athletes competing in the Jefferson District competition cheer contest at Monticello High on Wednesday (Oct. 17). The Flying Flucos fielded a team of 16. First year Coach Cheryl Koltz’s squad consisted of freshmen Evie Benson, Jada Morton, and Laryssa Coleman; sophomores Carolina Gomez,...
Oct. 18, 20180328Spectrum Fitness launches new gym program
By Heather Michon, correspondent
Change is good.
When Health Nutz closed at Crofton Plaza earlier this year, their neighbors at Spectrum Physical Therapy took notice. After over 20 years in the same space, they thought it might be good to have some room to stretch out a bit.
But they...
Oct. 18, 20180175Boys take third place with solid performance
By Duncan Nixon, Correspondent
The Fluco girls’ and boys’ cross country squads traveled down Route 53 to Monticello High School on Wednesday (Oct. 10) to participate in the Monticello Midweek Madness meet. Five teams competed on the course laid out on the practice fields behind the...
Oct. 18, 20180180By Blake Berry, Fluco Beat editor
Homecoming week is always an eventful experience for students and staff at FCHS. Spirit Week, the Pep Rally, and the Homecoming game and dance are some of the most anticipated festivities of the fall season.
However, a strange confluence of holidays and Mother Nature conspired to make this...
Oct. 18, 20180139By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent
Kat Werner, from the Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary in Nelson County, visited Lake Monticello Sept. 29 with her friends: a screech owl, box turtle and a corn snake. She spoke to an audience of 75, most of them inquisitive and wide-eyed children learning about wildlife and what the sanctuary...