• 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

Sydney Evans

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief

Hello!
My name is Sydney Evans, and I am a fourth-year member of SHS’s journalism program. I was originally introduced to this class by my sister and after my freshman year, I fell in love.
Since my freshman year, I have been a leader in the class, taking on the role as an editor my sophomore year. I have been an editor for the website, The Leaf, and finally The Leaflet. I absolutely love to design and create cool, new infographics and learn new techniques on the Adobe programs.
I am also a Varsity water polo player and have been for the past two years, which is coincidentally also the same amount of time I have been playing the sport.
In my free time, I love to draw and have even been able to incorporate this passion into my journalism career as the staff cartoonist.
I also love working with my older sister, Taylor, to make drawings of characters and scenes from her novel to help promote her work and inspire others to be creative.
I hope to have a career in astrophysics after graduating college and I look forward to my senior year and everything I will get to experience afterward!

All content by Sydney Evans
Glacial Melting

Glacial Melting

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
May 15, 2018
Solar System

Solar System

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
May 9, 2018
Shruti Mishra, 12

Shruti Mishra, 12

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
May 4, 2018
Meditation

Meditation

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
April 27, 2018
Upcoming senior dates

Upcoming senior dates

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
April 6, 2018
What 2000s T.V. show describes your life?

What 2000’s T.V. show describes your life?

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
April 5, 2018
Find your sport

Find your sport

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
April 4, 2018
Animals and Plants

Animals and Plants

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
April 2, 2018
When I was young I wanted to be a...

When I was young I wanted to be a…

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
March 30, 2018
FIRST LADY. Michelle Obama speaks with customers at subway. As a part of her Let’s Move campaign Michelle worked to promote healthier eating choices. To this end, she partnered with many businesses including Subway.

Michelle Obama

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
March 27, 2018
Are you smarter than a 4th grader?

Are you smarter than a 4th grader?

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
March 26, 2018
Alex Kross, 10

Alex Kross, 10

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
March 19, 2018
PLAY ON. Texas Southern plays North Carolina Central in one of the first games for March Madness,

March Madness begins

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2018

Black History Month assembly overview

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
February 23, 2018
Michael Xiang, 12

Michael Xiang, 12

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
February 16, 2018
Over the course of his life Achebe won multiple writing awards such as the Man Booker International Prize (2007) and the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize (2010).

Chinua Achebe

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
February 6, 2018
RACIAL TENSION. One of the community members who came to the board meeting wore a shirt with the phrase ‘Black Lives Matter’ on the front. The person told The Enquirer that they received many looks of disgust. This once again hints at the racial tension that is building within our neighboring community.

Controversial racial issue persists in Mason

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2018
Once in a super blue blood moon

‘Once in a super blue blood moon’

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
January 30, 2018

Seniors hope for change in Aviator Bell

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
January 2, 2018
Where did collaboration Wednesdays go?

Where did collaboration Wednesdays go?

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
December 26, 2017
PROGRAM. Juniors Nick McDonough and Phil Bryant work on their robot during first Aves bell. Both students have a love of Computer Science and Programming, and although Bryant is new to the club, he has had experience building computers on his own; furthermore, he was a member of his old school’s Science Olympiad Team. “I build computers as a hobby, but Ive not really done robotics, so its nice being able to come in and being able to work during Aves bell,” Bryant said.

Robotics Club enjoys ‘re-engineered’ classroom

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
November 27, 2017
Should you join the SHS Robotics Club?

Should you join the SHS Robotics Club?

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
November 24, 2017
Coach John Benham has been the SHS Boys Cross Country coach for six years while simultaneously working at Mason as an Art teacher. Over the course of those six years he has raised awareness for Breast Cancer, Alzheimers, ALS, Brain Cancer, Autism, and finally Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. “It’s been a really great four years, getting to do something so impactful with such a large group of people,” Isakson said.

Together we are strong

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
October 17, 2017
ROCK OUT. Bell schedules will change on Mon., Sept. 25 to accommodate for the High School Nation assembly.  Students will have 30 minutes in each bell before heading to lunch.  At the assembly, students will receive free drinks from Sparkling Ice, a sponsor of HS Nation.

High School Nation comes to SHS

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
September 20, 2017
Senior Athlete Profiles: Water Polo

Senior Athlete Profiles: Water Polo

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
September 13, 2017
THINK. Office Paul Payne and other firemen and police officers alongside SHS student simulated a car crash.  After cutting doors off of cars and taking the “injured” students away in ambulances Officer Payne performed tests on R J Barnes, the student playing the drunk driver.  Officer Payne ended the demonstration, talking directly to the students and emphasizing how important it is for students to be safe and use their seat belts for their intended purpose- to save lives.

Arrive Alive demonstration

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Co-Editor
May 12, 2017
The ladies softball team has both a varsity and a junior varsity. The team is comprised of students from all four classes and is looking to expand in the future. The team is currently ranked seventh in the Greater Miami Conference.

Playing through pain

Sydney Evans, Print Editor-in-Chief
May 3, 2017
Allie Fanning, 12, and Michelle Siddiqui, 12, launch their catapult for the first time. They succeeded in hitting the board their first two trials, gaining a good start for the class. After everyone in the class has tested their launchers four times, the class will compete with the top eight launchers in a tournament. The class also competed against the high score of the day, which was seven points scored by Nathalie Bonin, 11.

Physics projects launch to success

Sydney Evans, Print Co-Editor
April 10, 2017
SELL. The Harry Potter series spans 7 different novels. Deathly Hallows, the final book in the series, became the fastest selling novel, reaching over 15 million copies sold in 24 hours. Similarly, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” was the highest grossing movie of the series and was one of only 26 films which has grossed over 1 billion dollars.

J. K. Rowling

Sydney Evans, Print Editor-in-Chief
March 16, 2017
SHS celebrates Pi Day in Mrs. Callie Hoffmans fifth bell class. The event was organized by Sydney Evans, who has been organizing Pi Day parties for her math classes since eighth grade. Eighth grade year Sydney organized our Pi Day party. Ive been in her class every year since then and it has always been so much fun to take a day and relax and eat pie,
 said Adam Mellar, 11.

Easy as π

Sydney Evans, Print Editor-in-Chief
March 14, 2017
Varie-tea

Varie-tea

Sydney Evans, Print Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2017

Listening, learning

Sydney Evans, Print Editor-in-Chief
March 4, 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
My sisters and I meet and play with Honey for the first time.  She was a year old when we adopted her. She barely fit into her harness and often slipped out.

Becoming an Evans

Sydney Evans, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 10, 2017
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