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‘Zombie in Love’: Love is Undead

Peyton Perez, Photographer April 15, 2025

Flash Flash! Talking the Talk on the Green Carpet Walk

Flash Flash! Talking the Talk on the Green Carpet Walk

Oliviah Campbell, Features Editor April 15, 2025

As the 2024-2025 school year draws closer to the end, seniors are preparing to transition from high school to college. In FC, recognizing these students is an important part of obtaining a supported and...

Smoke & Mirrors

Smoke & Mirrors

Damon Smith, Avery Sorrells, Allyson Duckworth, and Ryan Miller April 14, 2025

Drugs have been associated with teenagers since their advent in pop culture. Whether it be Shaggy, the “skater dudes" in a movie, or something else, there's always been the connection. However, the...

Dallas, TX - November 11, 2024: No Child Left Behind educational platform and programs instituted by George W. Bush and on display at this Library and Museum in Dallas, Texas.

OPINION: Why Students Aren’t Prepared—and What Policies Are to Blame

Alexis Leuthold, A&E Reporter April 14, 2025

All over social media, teachers are saying the same thing: kids are not coming to school prepared. Students in elementary school cannot read and struggle to do basic math; this does not get better as the...

ANTI-WAR STUDENTS, 1960s. 
Mary Beth and John Tinker of Des Moines, Iowa, whose suspension from school in December 1965 for wearing armbands (shown) in protest of the Vietnam War was ruled unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969.

OPINION: Students reserve the right to protest

Atlas Coble, Forum Editor April 14, 2025

The First Amendment of the United States Constitution promises to the American people that not only do they get freedom of speech, but they also have the freedom to protest. The Bill of Rights does not...

On February 25, Isabella Marks and

“Fair is foul, and foul is fair”

Isaac Mullins, Photographer April 14, 2025

A Snapshot of Karen Mayer-Sebastian’s Three Decades in the Classroom

A Snapshot of Karen Mayer-Sebastian’s Three Decades in the Classroom

Damon Smith, Sports reporter April 10, 2025

Karen Mayer-Sebastian has been a teacher at FC for a mind ogling 30 years, currently teaching the AP Capstone diploma including AP Seminar and AP Research. However, some of Mayer's past classes have meant...

Taking off for the season

Taking off for the season

Eli Brogan and Rayna Freiberger March 19, 2025

In the heart of winter, as cold air settles over the region, the FC Indoor Track team is heating up the competition. Inside the indoor arena, cheering fans fill the space as athletes push their limits,...

Floyd County Sees Growth

Floyd County Sees Growth

Emilia Hudson, News Reporter March 19, 2025

  A splotch of brown and white sticking out among the rows of houses marks another addition to the neighborhood spreading along the horizon. Ruth Pierce watched as the small farm town slowly became...

Paws for a Cause

Paws for a Cause

Danny Ashby, A&E Editor March 19, 2025

There are around 35 clubs at Floyd Central. Each club caters to a different group of people, whether a student is interested in learning, creating, or volunteering. Paws for a Cause is a new club where...

Springtime grows closer

Springtime grows closer

Oliviah Campbell, Charlotte Rothrock, and Adalynn Adams March 19, 2025

As springtime nears, many students are preparing for spring break. With spring break being the last break of the year before summer break, many students are taking the opportunity to catch up with family...

Isolation and Manipulation: Ender's Game

Isolation and Manipulation: Ender’s Game

Jack Merry, Journalism 1 Reporter March 19, 2025

When most people think of a military genius, they think of a grizzled war veteran who has seen everything combat offers. What they probably do not think of is a six-year-old boy. Regarding the child known...

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