Flucos

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Fluvanna County High school opened in the 1930s as one of the first county consolidated high schools in Virginia. The school was located in Carysbrook. The original school building was renovated in the 1980s and now serves as a community center. The gym and playing fields are used by the county parks and recreation department. The school division integrated in 1969 and the high school became known as Fluvanna Senior High School (grades 10 -12). The former Abrams High School became Fluvanna Junior High School (grades 8 & 9). In the summer of 1976, a new Fluvanna High School opened adjacent to the old Abrams High School (Fluvanna Jr. High) near Palmyra. In recent years the current Fluvanna County High School has had renovations and additions constucted.

[edit] History of the FLYING FLUCOS

In the 1940s Fluvanna was one of the few teams in Virginia that was playing high school football. The team was very successful. There was a big game with a school from the Richmond area. In a newspaper article the term Flying Flucos emerged. Something was written to the effect, "The High Flying Men of Flu.Co." (an attempt to abbreviate Fluvanna County) This was taken over by the Fluvanna HS as the 'Flying Flucos' and has been the mascot ever since. The 'Mercury Winged Foot' Flying Fluco logo appeared in the 1960s. The flying 'F' with wings is a recent change in the logo. Students at FHS call the gym the 'Shoebox.' There was an effort in recent years to make a super hero type character the Flying Fluco but never gathered any support. The Flying Fluco mascot made the ESPN Top 100 High School mascots in the country a few years ago. There was talk when the school district integrated in the 1960s to come up with a new mascot when Abrams HS combined with Fluvanna HS but the community support for the Flying Flucos mascot was overwhelming. Flying Fluco football made a name for itself in the 1970s and 1980s led by Coach Phil Browning. In fact, Fluvanna partipated in the first Group 'A' Football Championship game in 1970. The Flying Flucos were also very successful in Track and Field during the 70s and 80s, winning some state championships to include coaches Phil Browning, Tap Pace, and Feda Kidd. The basketball program, coached by Monroe Rateau and Feda Kidd, won state championships during the 80s and early 90s. The Flying Flucos participated in the James River District for many years with traditional rivals Buchingham, Goochland, and Powhatan. Lunenburg Central became a James River District rival in later years. As enrollment for the high school grew, the Flying Flucos moved to the AA Jefferson District with rivals Western Albemarle, Monticello, Charlottesville, Louisa, and Orange.