• 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
Roger Goodell and the NFL have come under intense scrutiny over the last month. Simmons is not the first radio host or pundit to call Goodell a liar. The owners have also been thinking about limiting Goodells power. PC: MCT Photo

Bill Simmons suspended for calling Goodell a liar

Joshua Patterson, Staff Writer • October 21, 2014

Bill Simmons is an ESPN columnist, podcast host, NBA analyst and editor-in-chief of ESPN-owned Grantland.com who was suspended on Sept. 24, 2014 for comments he made on his podcast calling Roger Goodell...

The Sycamore Drum Line performed during the Pep Rally on Oct. 10th. These were one of many successful attempts to pump up the crowd.

Pep rally returns spirit to Sycamore

Madeline Schramm, Staff Writer • October 20, 2014

A new school year and principal has brought banned spirit events back to life. And Friday’s pep rally was proof of this change. With grade competition events throughout the week and fun ways to donate...

The most frustrating part to me is, there are so many other things you can dress up as for Halloween, Keene said. You can be a freaking sexy scrabble board for goodness sake. But why does your fun have to come at the expense of my well-being?

Guide to non-offensive Halloween costumes

Anthony Popenoe • October 20, 2014

Celebrities and ordinary people are criticized every year for offensive costume choices. It is an issue that comes up yearly around Halloween. Last year, Julianne Hough made news for her "Orange Is...

Flu symptoms include fever, headaches, muscle aches, dizziness and a runny nose. These start about two days after contacting the virus. Most symptoms last five days although you might keep the coughing for much longer.

Attack of flu season

Melinda Looney Ho • October 15, 2014

The windows start to frost over and you get the sniffles. Do you know what time of year it is? It is the flu season. Flu season starts early Oct. and can last as late as May. Despite this, we may be questioning...

At all levels of language arts classes, students are expected to annotate, and the amount of annotations increases by level. Students are finding it hard to write thoughtful and plentiful annotations in such a time constraint, so they associate annotating with stress. An extra day or two to read each chapter would minimize stress and make annotating a little more enjoyable.

Accelerating too quickly ?

Emily Tyler, Staff Writer • September 29, 2014

A fast-paced read is a common characteristic of Advanced Placement and accelerated classes. Reading a book slowly is considered an academic learning environment by the upper level teachers and students. However,...

Sycamore is working to keep its school a safe environment. With the intention of blocking certain websites, Sycamore faculty will know they are eliminating distractions deemed to cause problems. Currently Sycamore is actively using Twitter to reach to students. Image by Max Fritzhand

Social media, school amping up blockage

Max Fritzhand, Staff Writer • September 24, 2014

SHS has made new adjustments to the internet. The Administration blocked a very large array of websites such as: Pandora, Netflix, and Facebook. This is not right for the school to do this. Students actually...

Ray Rice attends a press conference. The exiled star and his wife are suffering a lot of contention from both the media and the general pubic. Janay Palmer has spoken out against the proceedings on her personal Instagram account.

Ray Rice case crosses a line

Joshua Patterson, Staff Writer • September 19, 2014

There are certain things no man should ever do and one of those is lay their hands on a woman. Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice punched through that line on Feb. 15, 2013, when he hit his then fiancée,...

Class rings are considered a commodity by some but a waste of time by many. SHS provides students with many opportunities to order class rings. Some, however, can reach extreme levels of expense.

Sophomores ‘don’t put a ring on it’

Emily Tyler • September 19, 2014

Class rings were one of the most important high school mementos to our parents. They are more important than the prom dresses moms have sealed in boxes in the attic or the leather jackets dads wore with...

A crowd outside the White House protests the shooting of Michael Brown by officer Darren Wilson and the subsequent violence in Ferguson, Missouri. Police officers fired rubber bullets at rioters, expelled tear gas in residential neighborhoods and blockaded members of the press. The rising tide of police brutality displays a changing view of violence in America.

Police with military equipment use unnecessary force

Benjamin Brynjulfson-Reardon • September 19, 2014

Police with full military gear, bulletproof vests, assault rifles with tactical sights moved into protesting groups to disperse them, going so far as to use tear gas, bearcats, etc... After the killing...

Past Sycamore student Lindsay Altemuehle hugs senior members of the Flyerettes Dance Team on Senior Night. Last year, the Flyerettes dressed up their underclassmen and juniors in vintage dance costumes. Fortunately, they were not disciplined by the administration, but other teams have been.

Senior Night ‘hazing’ is necessary tradition

Taylor Evans • September 19, 2014

One of the most looked forward to benefits of being a senior athlete is Senior Night.  Four years and hundreds of hours of practice has led to that moment when you finally step on the court, field, or...

Starting school at such early times in the morning forces some students to catch up on much-needed sleep during class. Even the most dedicated pupil can fall victim to drowsy behavior when lights dim and teachers drone on. But the alternative- starting school later- may cause more problems than benefits.

Switching school start times lacks practicality

Esther Pittinger • September 19, 2014

Look at any high school student and chances are there will be dark circles under their eyes. Sleep is a rarity in high schools, which often prompts the question: should they start later? Some schools...

One option for students looking for a summer job is to work over the summer. Senior Eva Brod worked at Camp Kern over the summer. Working long hours in the summer still has some of the same cons, but it can also be a rewarding experience.

Time spent on a job may not be worth it

Adhiti Chundur • September 18, 2014

When entering high school, people start reaching the age where they are able to get part-time jobs. But does it get in the way of studies? While balancing time between schoolwork, sports and clubs, there...

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