• 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

United for Uganda benefit concert rocks on

United for Uganda benefit concert rocks on

Emily Chien, Leaflet Designer/Writer May 15, 2015

With musical performances from multiple local bands including the student’s own electric orchestra, See 1, the event was filled with electricity. “It was a really cool concert and the music was...

Over the past few years, Dominos has amassed a team of around 250 technology employees at its Michigan headquarters  in Ann Arbor compared to the 50 tech employees just a decade ago. Additionally, Twitter keeps looking for ways to grow and engage on its more than 302 million monthly active users. Some 500 million tweets are sent every day.

Public plans to place orders through Twitter

Beverly Liu, Staff Writer May 14, 2015

Ordering a pizza is about to get as simple as a tweet. Domino’s Pizza will soon allow customers to order food with nothing but a simple smartphone emoji, the pizza emoji, On May 20, their a new “tweet-to...

Raising Cane’s debut a success

William Coleman May 14, 2015

The famous chicken finger franchise, Raising Cane's, made its way to Cincinnati on Thursday Apr 30. Cane’s is now located on Tylersville Road in West Chester and is the first in Cincinnati. The restaurant...

The visual above depicts the two different methods of ‘mitochondrial transfusion’. One showing both eggs fertilized beforehand. The second method shows the egg being fertilized in post.

Discovering mitochondrial miracles

Benjamin Brynjulfson-Reardon, Staff Writer May 14, 2015

There are and will always be talk of new and old diseases; of terrible cancers and crippling disabilities that foundations raise money to cure. Yet there is one that is not mentioned so often, and...

Former Senior Vice President Vivek “Vic” Gundotra was head of Google+ but retired in 2014. Soon Google+ will be redesigned by Horowitz. Google+ has not been incredibly successful as a social network but has served a key purpose by creating a unified account that helps Google increase ad revenue. Photo courtesy of MCT Photo.

Google+ gets new look

Luke Tenbarge, Staff Writer May 13, 2015

Google is remodeling Google+ to compete with other social media outlets. The social media app was originally intended to compete with Facebook but never managed to attract many users. The search giant...

AP European students rule pigeons

Benjamin Ruskin, Social Media Director May 13, 2015

On March 27, 2015, AP European History students headed to Europe to learn about culture and different aspects of European life. While in Paris, the students came across many animals, specifically the...

While it requires a lot of work and motivation, online studying can be very positive to a student’s learning. Advantages of online classes include flexibility of schedules, and learning at a student’s own pace. Before deciding if this type of schooling is right for you, make sure to talk it through with your counselor. Photo Courtesy of Caroline Gao.

Students seek online advantages

Caroline Gao May 13, 2015

In a technology driven world, students are taking advantage of the resources available to them. Online classes have become a popular choice for schooling. “Studying online makes things a lot easier,...

Competition: On

Competition: On

Sarah Horne, Broadcast Editor In Chief May 12, 2015

While freshman participate in PARCC, the sophomores meet in the commons to work on debates. Sophomore Erin McElroy and sophomore Laura Setser work on writing their debate speeches which they will present...

Refugees in Syria, 1915.  An Armenian child dead in the fields within sight of help and safety at Aleppo. (Library of Congress/American Committee for Relief in the Near East)

Armenian Genocide marks 100th anniversary

Adhiti Chundur, Beats Editor May 11, 2015

Right before World War I, there were about two million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire. In 1915, two years after Turkey entered the war, the government began the systemic massacre and expulsion...

Macy’s is in the process of creating several discount price stores. The stores will be called Macy’s Backstage and will have clothes and other goods marked 20-80 percent off.  The stores will be similar to Nordstrom Rack, T.J Maxx, and Marshalls. Photo courtesy of MCT.

Big department store prices to become discount

Natalie Brinkman, Op/Ed Chief May 11, 2015

Looking to find discount prices for well-known brands and clothes you would wear every day? Look no further than the new Macy’s Backstage, which will be very similar to T.J Maxx or Nordstrom Rack. Big...

Giving congratulations to new inductees

Giving congratulations to new inductees

Harsimran Makkad, Web Editor-in-Chief May 7, 2015

"Meum officium est in omnibus rebus scholasticis praestare honestatem, veritatem, iustititiamque et semper laborabo ut optime faciam et supra omnia meum honorem alam.” It is my duty in all academic...

Talia Bailes plans trip to Ecuador

Talia Bailes plans trip to Ecuador

Melinda Looney Ho, Staff Writer May 7, 2015

After June 4, many high school students are going their separate ways. For many seniors that also means packing for college. Senior Talia Bailes decided to instead travel a year abroad before entering...

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