• No School - Spring Break - Mar.14 - Mar.18
  • No School - Spring Vacation Day - April 15
  • HS Theatre Spring Show - April 8-9
  • End of 3rd Quarter - Mar. 31
  • HS One Act Plays- April 13 at 7pm
  • No School - Prof. Development Day - April 25
The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf
The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf
The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf
International Womens Day

International Women’s Day

Adhiti Chundur, Print Editor-in-Chief
March 8, 2017
Despite not being from America, Meitner still made an impact in America. Element 109 was named in her honor. To this day, the name has stayed, and has not changed.

Lise Meitner

Kirsten Thomas, Staff Writer
March 7, 2017
Aung San Suu Kyi speaks on her fight for democracy in San Francisco. Kyi, inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. and Ghandi, has become an international symbol for freedom. She once called for countries across the world to pressure Myanmar into becoming more democratic and continues to improve conditions there.

Aung San Suu Kyi

Jenna Bao, Associate Editor
March 6, 2017
Franklin made significant contributions to our understanding of the structure of DNA. Her x-ray crystollography pictures allowed Watson and Crick to form the structure of DNA. The structure ended up being the famous double helix.

Rosalind Franklin

Yvanna Reyes, Staff Writer
March 3, 2017
Malala Yousafzai is the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace prize. She is a women and children’s education activist. She was shot by the Taliban in 2012 but has since recovered to give speeches and publish an autobiography.

Malala Yousafzai

Emily Chien, Leaflet Managing Editor
March 2, 2017
Q&A with Cincinnati Women’s March Organizer Billie Mays (Part 2)

Q&A with Cincinnati Women’s March Organizer Billie Mays (Part 2)

Sydney Evans and Adhiti Chundur
March 1, 2017
SCIENCE. Marie M. Daly is the first African-American female to obtain a Ph.D. in chemistry at an American university. Her passion for science and education traveled with her through three universities and many financial struggles until she landed her groundbreaking Ph.D. Along with her studies that contributed to understanding the human circulatory system, she worked for equality in education.

Marie M. Daly

Yasmine Guedira, News Chief
February 27, 2017
Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson, and Janelle Monae, the stars of Hidden Figures, pose with their awards. The actresses were backstage the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. Spencer (left) played Dorothy Vaughan in the award- winning movie.

Dorothy Vaughan

Adhiti Chundur, Print Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2017
Mary Jackson, played by Janelle Monae, left, Katherine Johnson, played by Taraji P. Henson, and Dorothy Vaughan, played by Octavia Spencer. The women are stars of the new movieHidden Figures. These women were trailblazers for women working in NASA.

Mary Jackson

Adhiti Chundur, Print Editor-in-Chief
February 23, 2017
IT’S AN HONOR. Former U.S. president, Barack Obama gives Katherine Johnson the presidential medal of freedom in 2015. The presidential medal of freedom is the highest civilian honor that a U.S. citizen can earn. Katherine received it because of her significant contributions to NASA, particularly her calculations for America’s first human spaceflight (with Alan Shepard).

Katherine Johnson

Sydney Evans, Print Editor-in-Chief
February 22, 2017
Protesters with the Black Lives Matter movement. They are marching in Charlotte, N.C. They are following the shooting death of Keith Scott by police. The Black Lives Movement has become a huge, national movement.

Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, Patrisse Cullors

Natalie Brinkman, Print Editor-in-Chief
February 21, 2017
Oprah Winfrey is a recognized leader and self made women in society. she has a national book club and has been nominated for an Oscar after her performance in the film, ‘A Color Purple’. Additionally, she engages in politics and showed support for past president Obama during his campaign

Oprah Winfrey

Sarah Horne, Creative Projects Director
February 20, 2017
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