Fluvanna is not the worst school system in the state, but it’s not the best either. In fact, it’s completely middle of the road. Fluvanna Public Schools’ Director of Testing and Accountability, Jamie Mathieson, made a presentation to the...
In September 1972, Piedmont Virginia Community College welcomed 456 students to its first semester in temporary classrooms at Albemarle High School, the University of Virginia and other locations around Charlottesville. Forty years later, the college has educated more than 200,000 students. Over 600 students from Fluvanna County enrolled...
I’m really good at math. Trust me. I took the calculus AP test at the age of 16. However, I have sat in two year’s worth of Fluvanna County school board meetings, and I still struggle to understand the budget. But it’s not because of bad math, or a lack of transparency, it’s because it’s complicated. Really, really complicated....
Flucos learn practical skills for careers in science, technology The statistics are sobering. Fifty percent of U.S. college graduates under age 25 are jobless or underemployed, according to a report released by Drexel University and the Economic Policy Institute in April. Total student loan debt has topped one trillion dollars. In...
The Fluvanna school system has been completely changed this year with the addition of the new high school. Among the many changes is the fact that the 8th grade was moved from the middle school to the high school. Now, instead of the being the “top dogs” at the middle school, the 8th graders are finding themselves “little fish”...
Kathleen Ann (Winkler) “Kathy” Dwyer, 70, of Lake Monticello, and formerly of Rockville, MD, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 13, 2012 in Charlottesville, VA, after a long battle with cancer. She was born on December 3, 1941 in Schenectady, NY, a daughter of the late Robert E. and Mary (Bruce) Winkler.
The Lake Monticello Water Activities Association held an ice cream social on Sunday (Oct. 7) thanking the volunteers who served the Lake’s Water Safety Patrol this year. Welcoming them were the elected officers of the association and Lake Monticello Chief of Police Tom Boisvert. ...
The Flying Fluco competition cheer squad has been hard at work this season. First year Coach Julia Hogue reports that this year’s squad which consists of sixteen athletes, has been working on its routines six days a week. She notes that this “is a strong group of girls.” The team practices Monday through Friday after school, or...
Cross country Hill upon hill. Lap after lap. For Fluco cross country runners, there is no such thing as a walk in the park. Central Virginia fosters some of the best running talent in the state, and on Oct. 13 the elite runners competed in the Albemarle Invitational at Panorama Farms. The invitational hosted 45 top-tier teams all with...
The proposal. It’s one of those family stories their now grown children have heard countless times. John and Roberta attended the same high school in New Jersey, but never met until they ran into each other in Colorado several years later. They started dating and discovered how much they had in common. When John felt it was time to pop...
