Album Review: Panic at the Disco - Pretty Odd

By Mindi Fitch

Panic! at the Disco just recently put out their new CD Pretty Odd on March 25th this year. Pretty Odd is definitely a change from their first CD A Fever You Can't Sweat. P! ATD dropped the techno sound and traded in for a new sound. If you listen to the new CD it sounds almost like the Beetles. Every song on the CD has a different feel. Overall, I thought the CD was very interesting, not knowing what would come next. Listen for yourself and enjoy!

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The Tests of Testing

By Ed Stone

What happens when PSSA's are over? Right now you're reading this because you thought it was important or clever. Well the truth is that in my mind is it pretty clever. I just got you to read some stupid words on this stupid paper. Maybe I should just keep going till you realize this whole paragraph is pointless. Or maybe you just want to see what I say and because it might be clever.

I hate to break it to you but the end is no more clever than the beginning and if you're still reading this you must have a lot of time on your hands. Kind of like I did when I wrote this.

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PSA: April is Child Abuse Awareness Month

Submitted by Mr. Ord
Cutting Edge Journal Advisor

Pictures used from:
http://lightmix.blogspot.com/2007/09/child-abuse.html

http://www.upstate.edu/gch/services/care/

What is child abuse? Child abuse is defined in many ways. The most common types of abuse are physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Physical abuse is when an adult hurts a child and causes them severe pain by hitting, shaking, burning, etc. Sexual abuse includes a lot of sexual acts including rape, touching private areas, oral sex, using children for pornagraphy and prostitution. Emotional abuse is the most difficult to prove. It is a result of parents saying and doing things to a child that results in them having some mental health problems or being afraid for their life.
Child abuse is a problem through out the country. Susquehanna County Services for Children and Youth investigates about 100 child abuse cases and 400-500 child neglect cases each year.

What do you do if a friend comes to you and states that he or she is being abused? What do you do if your friend attempts to get you to agree not to tell anyone?

It is important that your friend chose you to be the one to tell. It means the he or she trusts you with information that is very personal and very upsetting. The first thing to do is to listen with
What is child abuse? Child abuse is defined in many ways. The most common types of abuse are physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Physical abuse is when an adult hurts a child and causes them severe pain by hitting, shaking, burning, etc. Sexual abuse includes a lot of sexual acts including rape, touching private areas, oral sex, using children for pornagraphy and prostitution. Emotional abuse is the most difficult to prove. It is a result of parents saying and doing things to a child that results in them having some mental health problems or being afraid for their life.

Child abuse is a problem through out the country. Susquehanna County Services for Children and Youth investigates about 100 child abuse cases and 400-500 child neglect cases each year.

What do you do if a friend comes to you and states that he or she is being abused? What do you do if your friend attempts to get you to agree not to tell anyone?

It is important that your friend chose you to be the one to tell. It means the he or she trusts you with information that is very personal and very upsetting. The first thing to do is to listen with respect. It is possible that the things that things you are hearing may seem totally unbelievable to you. Your friend needs you to not judge what they are saying and not to judge them. They are depending on you to be their friend and listen and help. While helping them definitly means not spreading the information to other friends, it does not mean that you should not tell someone who can hlep. Realistically, what can you do? It is wonderful that you may want to take your friend home with you so that they are safe. It may be tempting to help your friend make plans to run away from their abusive home. While this may interrupt the abuse for a short period of time, it does not provide the level of ongoing safety that your friend needs and deserves. The reality of the situation is that you need to involve adults who can make a plan for safety that is legal and protects your friend over the long run.

Is the plan going to be perfect? Probably not. Being safe may involve some other changes that can be scary. The safety plan could involve being with relatives who are supportive or in the absence of that, a foster home. It could mean changing school districts and being away from friends and other familiar things for a while. Most children and teenagers who have to initially be placed for safety do eventually get to go home when the stuation has improved.

The most important thing you can do for your friend is to be supportive of him or her through this process. Be a listening ear, encourage them through the difficulties of changes and all the things that may be involved. If you become physically separated,, stay in contact with letters or maybe phone calls. Let them know that the most important thing is to be safe and you are proud of them for taking care of themselves.

April is designated as Child Abuse Awareness Month. Do your part in letting your friends know that child abuse needs to stop. You can be a part of the solution to this very serious problem.

CHILDLINE: 1-800-932-0313

Artisan Accents

Interview with Amanda Depew

By Ashley Price

Amanda Depew is a Senior at Susquehanna. Many may know her as “Midget” or “Peppy Depew,” but anyone who has seen her artwork knows her as an amazingly creative person. I was lucky enough to snag an interview with this up-and-coming artist in order to provide you with some background to her creations.

CE: What do you enjoy most about creating art?
Amanda: There are no rules to art. You can just be yourself. As Andy Warhol said, “Art is anything you can get away with.”

CE: What do you want to do with your art as far as college or a career?
Amanda: I would like to work in an art gallery. I would like to also study art in Italy, Greece, Paris. I want to see art everywhere.

CE: Who inspired you to produce art?
Amanda: As far as artists go, I am very inspired by Salvador Deli due to his surrealist yet realistic art, and Andy Warhol has the best theories and opinions about art and life. He is just really funny. The first person to really support me and encourage me to get into art, though, was Mrs. Grabowski.

CE: What do you hope to accomplish through your art? Is there a message that you try to convey?
Amanda: Yes there is a message in my art. I just want people to understand different points of view. I want them to see things in a different way. I want them to look at my art and actually think about what they see; actually think about things rather than just judging them.

You can find more of Amanda's work along with projects and art peices from all the students enrolled in Susquehanna Community High School's Art program Directed by Jime Grabowski at the following website:

http://www.artroom.jgrabowski.com/

Athlete Interview: Dusty Barton

By Mary Jo Cotter

CE: What first got you interested in golf?
DB: My grandfather, otherwise known as Duane “Bart” Barton.

CE: How long have you played golf?
DB: Competitively, since the seventh grade.

CE: How would you sum up this last golf season?
DB: It was a real roller coaster ride. I got real unlucky, and lost a couple of tough matches. But played exceptionally well in the post season at pre-districts and districts.

CE: How did you qualify for districts?
DB: I had a bad front nine at pre-districts, but put together a strong back nine. I finished with a 79 which meant I place 15th in field of 142. Only 50 of those qualified.

CE: Was it hard work qualifying for districts?
DB: I put myself into deep hole early. But, I knew I could easily make the cut with no sweat.

CE: Does the team have a good outlook for next year?
DB: Honestly, no, not really. The team is losing five starting seniors (Brent Keyes, Craig Soden, Kirk Fallon, Matt Parsons, and myself), out of six. The sixth being Aaron Soden.

CE: Is there anyone whose helped you in you success at golf?
DB: Well there is several people. First, my grandpa, then my best friend and teammate Kirk Fallon, and my lifting partner Justin Ross. They all have helped in different ways.

CE: Why do you play golf?
DB: Even though I have to grind hard to shoot my best round possible, I find golf fun and it relieves some of my stress.

CE: Is golf you favorite sport? Why or why not?
DB: I would say yes because I’m just amazing at it.

CE: What other activities do you participate in?
DB: I bowl, play volleyball, and I enjoy ATV riding. I also spend some time hunting and fishing.

CE: What will you miss the most about your high school golf years?
DB: I will miss my Coach Ficarro, and my teammates. We have had four great years together.

CE: What will you miss the least about you high school golf years?
DB: The Wilson Black Jack golf balls, because I found them inadequate for a player of my standard.

Faculty Focus: Andrea Sanders

By Kristy Tyler


CE: Where did you graduate from?
AS: Bloomsburg University

CE: What field is your degree in?
AS: I have two degrees, special education and elementary education.

CE: Where did you go to high school?
AS: Mountain View School District

CE: What are your hobbies?
AS: I like Photography and Scrap booking

CE: What do you teach during the day?
AS: I am a learning support teacher and the SADD Advisor.

CE: How did you come to find Susquehanna Community High School?
AS: My aunt is a third grade teacher in the elementary school. She told me to apply so I did.

CE: Why did you want to become a teacher?
AS: There are a lot of reasons I wanted to be a teacher but I definitely wanted to be a learning support teacher because of my sister.

CE: Have you taught anywhere else?
AS: Yes, I taught learning support at Fell Charter School in Simpson for one year.

CE: Did anyone inspire you to be a teacher?
AS: Yes, My Second Grade Teacher Mrs. Reynolds.

CE: How do you like Susquehanna High School so far?
AS: I love it. The faculty, staff, and students are great to work with.

Spotlight on Sabers Football?

By Ashley Price

Photos by Courtney Dininny

For years, football has been an integral part of Susky’s school spirit. Though our team does not have a winning record, the boys try hard and receive much support from their loyal fans. Each year, the football booster club pays to rent lights for the field for one home game. This has proven to be a very successful event.

Each Friday night game under the lights has drawn in more than triple the amount of fans than those that attend Saturday games. This is positive in many ways as it not only raises money for the booster club through admissions and profits from the food stand, but it also helps to raise the team’s moral. Players see all of the support they have by the number of people in the stands. This realization helps to boost, not only their moral, but their effort to win as well.

The cost of lights has also been questionable. Many feel that this expense would be a waste of money, as the team is not our most successful athletic group. However, after years of renting these lights, simply buying them would be beneficial. When renting lights, the company that the booster club is renting from must be paid to deliver the lights as well as set them up. From there, the janitorial staff must then maintain those lights until they are transported back to the company which costs money as well. If the school was to simply invest in the lights, they would pay for themselves within a few years and the hassle of having to transport them would be eliminated. Varsity football would not be the only sports team that would benefit from permanent lights on the field. All of the pee-wee football teams would be able to have night games. The Track and Field team would be able to finish meets that may run longer than expected rather than forfeiting the unfinished events. Local soccer teams, as well as the cheerleading squads and color guard could also have practices and games on the field without the stress of coordinating the game schedule with daylight. Moreover, while permanent lights for the football field would be somewhat of an expense for the school, they would boost school spirit and support for our team, save money n the long run, and benefit a plethora of other sports as well.