• 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

The players hope to avenge last years’ disappointing season, when the varsity team finished in last place. The season begins on March 22nd with a scrimmage against Turpin.
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Freshman baseball season in full gear

David Wertheim April 8, 2014

The freshman baseball players started working out back in November. Now, they are practicing every day with a chance to win the GMC after a tough season last year. The team has done infielding drills...

Varsity Tennis aces Cleveland

Varsity Tennis aces Cleveland

Alex Wittenbaum April 6, 2014

Instead of traveling to Europe or resting on the beach, the Varsity Gold tennis team stayed home over spring break. They traveled to the Cleveland area to open the season, playing one scrimmage and...

Seven new courts, new metal fences, and a new concrete walkway in between the courts are some of the new features that will arrive when construction is completed. We do not know when the courts will be complete, considering that in order for the courts to be finished, it has to be 50º or above for four days in a row. With luck, the courts will be finished by the first home match, on Apr. 7. (IMAGE BY MICHAEL TEETS)

Spring break tennis plans

Jack Loon April 5, 2014

  The tennis team tryouts are over, the courts are not ready, but practice is still carrying on. Team B and JV are both playing on just four courts, and playing space is limited.   The third quarter...

Swimming to the finish line

Lauren Shassere April 1, 2014

Now that both the Cooper and GMC’S meets are over, the end of some swimmers' seasons has already came. That also means for many Varsity swimmers their season will continue on to a few final meets...

The Flyerettes are preparing to compete with their hip-hop dance at OHSAA Regional Competition at Springboro High. They did not make it to state but continued performing at basketball games.  On March 27 the team will gather one last time to reminisce on the past season. Photo courtesy of Ashley McNamara.

Flyerettes: Saying Goodbye

Lauren Kurtzer April 1, 2014

After nine months of conditioning, practice, games and competition, SHS’ dance team is seeing their season come to an end. The team will meet with their families on Thurs. at Good Shepard Church...

When weight lifting you have to use a bunch of things to get the right burn. The softball team uses the weights like these to work out. But they also do floor exercises to get back into shape. Photo courtesy of MCT photo.

New changes for upcoming softball season

Hannah Frey March 30, 2014

With the softball season coming there are a lot of changes that the team will have to undergo. Some of them are small and others are very big. • New coach • Morning practice • Running...

Rachel Klein, 12 during her senior night performance. The seniors danced their own dance with counts of hip hop and jazz. The underclassman will have big shoes to fill next year as they lose twelve members. Photo courtesy of McDaniels Photography

Ending together with Flyerettes banquet

Abbey Baker March 25, 2014

Even though the Flyerettes' dance season is long over, they still are busy as a team. The team will be coming back together for their banquet on Mar. 27. “I am excited for the banquet because...

The varsity team is scheduled to play 26 games. The above picture depicts the first half of the season. They open up the season on Mar. 31 at home against Colerain.

Boys baseball prepares for season

Zach Fritzhand March 25, 2014

The high school baseball season is well underway and the teams are now finalizing their rosters. After much anticipation and anxiety, players can now take a big sigh of relief. Two straight weeks...

The grand stand at the Lindner Family Center is still being played on for Varsity A & B. However, the JV have begun playing at the four Weller Park courts. It is difficult for JV to practice there, because they are unable to reserve the courts, so the number of courts they will have is unknown. (ALL IMAGAES BY JACK LOON)

Courts not being finished make for practice difficulties

Jack Loon March 25, 2014

Now that tryouts are over, and the teams are set, practice has begun. The courts are not finished, and will not be finished until there are four days of above 50 degree weather, so practice has to...

Batting continues to be a problem for the SHS team. They have sold defense and are able to keep the other team from scoring much. But batting needs to improve. Photo courtesy of McDaniel’s photography.

Rain leads to complications

Hannah Frey March 22, 2014

Spring break is a time where many sports get to play a lot of games and get the new teams used to playing with each other. For the SHS softball team, that was the plan for this spring break, but Mother...

Alex Taylor, 10, was the only freshman who made the Varsity A boys tennis team last season. Taylor has worked very hard during the off-season to prepare for tryouts this season. After making the team and meeting the players, he believes that they have a great season in front of them. Photo courtesy of Alex Taylor

Q&A with Varsity A tennis player Alex Taylor, 10

Anna Zhou March 20, 2014

Q: How did you prepare for this season? A: Well, morning conditioning every Tuesday and Thursday was helpful. I scheduled more frequent tennis lessons and trained with my trainer on Mondays. Q:...

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