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The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

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The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf

The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf

Beauty-sleep proves useful

Research provides strong support for the fact that good sleep improves facial appearance. Sleep-deprived people look less attractive and less healthy than they do when well rested. Facial cues of fatigue also relate to health. Photo courtesy of Astrid Cabello
Research provides strong support for the fact that good sleep improves facial appearance. Sleep-deprived people look less attractive and less healthy than they do when well rested. Facial cues of fatigue also relate to health. Photo courtesy of Astrid Cabello.

Oftentimes, the complaint people are whining about is on how tired they are. People often joke that they need their beauty sleep, but researchers in Sweden provided scientific evidence that people really do.

“Sleep is really important to teenagers and it is hard to function with only a few hours of it. It’s obvious that people with more sleep are healthier,” said Elina Panteleyeva, 12.

When people sleep, the blood flow to their skin increases dramatically. Sleep loss would affect skin conditions of many people. The sleep-deprived also appear to have more facial wrinkles.

“I can always tell when one of my friends hasn’t gotten enough sleep. She will look extremely exhausted and also be in a grumpy mood,” said Keerthi Nalluri, 10.

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Other effects of sleep deprivation include:

  • Fatigue
  • Sadness
  • Negative moods
  • Decrease in health
  • Becoming more emotional

“When I don’t get enough sleep I know I become really cranky and I can’t focus in any of my classes. When I do get enough sleep, I feel a lot more refreshed,” said Jamie Pescovitz, 11.

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Caroline Gao, Executive Editor-in-Chief
Hi! My name is Caroline Gao and I’m a senior here at Sycamore High School. This is my fourth year on staff. As a part of The Leaf, our national award-winning, student-run publication, I hold the position of Executive Editor-in-Chief. My duties include overseeing the production of all four of our platforms: print newsmagazine, online magazine, website, and broadcast department. I enjoy exploring multiple genres and thus have written a multitude of articles including feature, opinion, news, and sports.   I also take great pride in designing pages [Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator] and editing/shooting videos [Windows Movie Maker and Adobe Premiere]. I can’t wait for another amazing year with my fellow journalists!   More about myself:   I find volunteering to be extremely rewarding: I play piano as a volunteer musical therapist at Bethesda North Hospital and am the Treasurer for Sycamore’s National Honor Society, the largest organization at the high school. I am also a mentor for my school’s Fast Track tutoring program!   In addition to volunteering, I also captain Sycamore’s Varsity A tennis team, and in the offseason, play at a local club and in USTA tournaments. This past season, our team placed as State Runners-up in the OHSAA State Team Tournament! I also really enjoy music- especially the piano.   Quote to live by: “No one ever achieved greatness by playing it safe” - Harry Gray.  
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Beauty-sleep proves useful