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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
The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf
Diary of an American au pair follows the young Melissa as, out of work and at odds with her fiance, she heads to England in search of a new life as the nanny of the titled Haig-Ereildouns. A witty and light read, Ford highlights both the ups and the downs, the triumphs and hardships of being an American in England and performing the task of nanny to three children.

Diary of an American au pair: a not often covered part of history is revealed

October 28, 2015

Margorie Leet Ford writes of an American working as an au pair, or nanny, for a titled family in England post-World War II. Melissa has grand illusions of what England will be like, and is surprised to...

Matt Damon as NASA botanist Mark Watney walking alone on the surface of Mars. Most scenes Damon are in he filmed alone. He did not even meet some of the other main cast members during filming.

‘The Martian’ blasts off

Claire Lefton, A&E Chief • October 27, 2015

Director Ridley Scott has returned to the big screen with an adaption of Andy Weir’s novel, “The Martian” in a beautifully created science-fiction spectacle that has topped the box-office. “The...

Older books coming out with new covers

Older books coming out with new covers

Allyson Bonhaus, Staff Writer • October 21, 2015

ESPN is world renowned for its broadcasting of sport news and games everyday. “SportsCenter,” one of ESPN’s most popular sources of information on sports, covers sports from golf to football and everything in between. ESPN may soon change, however, due to a mass layoff of 4.3 percent of the total 8000 workers currently working there. Photo courtesy by: Alex Karev

ESPN running into trouble

Alex Karev, Staff Writer • October 18, 2015

The channel that sports fans have grown to love is in turmoil as of Oct. 20, 2015. ESPN will be laying off a high number of its employees in the coming months. According to Bloomberg News, “350 employees,...

The cast of The Superhero Ultraferno perform the song “De Schpeidermon,” a pardoy of a German musical on the origin story of Marvel hero Spiderman. The 2015 One Act was a comedy written to tease well-known comic book protagonists. Superheroes that also appeared in the play included Superman, Batman and Robin, and Wonder Woman.

Batman, and Superman, and Aquaman, oh my!

Madeline Schramm, staff writer • October 17, 2015

Superheros will be taking the stage on Saturday, Oct 10, 2015. “The Superhero Ultraferno” is coming to the Little Theatre this weekend. The one act will be featuring well-known heroes, from DC celebrities...

Jimmy Fallon host of “The Tonight Show” talks with Stephen Colbert host of “The Late Show” at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. While talented, both male comedians have taken over shows for other male comedians (Jay Leno and David Letterman respectively). Other male comedians who have taken over for other male comedians include Trevor Noah, James Corden, and Seth Meyers.

No girls allowed

Claire Lefton, A&E Chief • October 15, 2015

Late-night comedy programming is considered to be at its peak by critics and audiences alike with various forms of comedy and show formats. The only diversity late-night lacks is the actual diversity of...

iPhone vs. Android

iPhone vs. Android

Samuel Ruskin, Staff Writer • October 14, 2015

Movie digest

Movie digest

Ben Ruskin, Social Media Director • October 14, 2015

At the concert, since it was a hometown show, the duo played a medley of some of their older songs. This was big because they were not supposed to play any of their music from before their record deal with Ramen records. Although the fans enjoyed the throwback and could be heard singing along all throughout the stadium.

Twenty-One Pilots return to their hometown

Taylor Close, Staff Writer • October 12, 2015

Alternative hip hop duo Tyler Joseph and Joshua Dun have been taking the world by storm ever since their fourth album, Blurryface, released last May. And recently started their tour that will continue...

Pop-star Taylor Swift tweeted Troye promoting his EP on Sunday night. This lead many of Swift’s fans to check out Sivan’s music and music video, apparent through the various comments of her sending them there on his video. Sivan replied with his own tweet of speechlessness later that night. Photo courtesy of Taylor Close.

Youtube star gets Wild

Taylor Close, Staff Writer • October 12, 2015

Troye Sivan’s new EP was released on Friday, and it has fans crying over the songs from the album and the music video that came out with the single from the album, also called “Wild”. Sophomore...

Freshman Lydia Cooke and sophomore Enrique Martin perform in the second movement of the show. The color guard and trumpets do a feature which involves stretchy green fabric. Each member of the color guard is paired with a trumpet.

Color guard to take on Goshen

Natalie Brinkman, Opinion Chief • October 12, 2015

The group is heading to the home of the Warriors to participate in the invitational at the school, but the  girls have found  a way to both mentally and physically prepare for the performance. Freshman...

Orchestra meets new members

Orchestra meets new members

Jenna Bao, Associate Editor • October 10, 2015

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