• 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

Ending strong

Going to the beach and water is one vacation destination for Spring or Summer Break. Between those breaks students tend to fall-off to some degree. For seniors it is called senioritis. Photo courtesy of Lauren Kurtzer.
Going to the beach and water is one vacation destination for Spring or Summer Break. Between those breaks students tend to fall-off to some degree. For seniors it is called senioritis. Photo courtesy of Lauren Kurtzer.

When spring break comes to an end and fourth quarter begins students take two paths:

  • Fall off- to a lesser or higher degree
  • Finish strong

“It is definitely hard at the end of the school year because the weather gets warmer and you want to be outside and you just want it to end,” said Nicole Crone, 9.

Students may have their grades where they want them to be and do not need a fourth quarter boost where others need a higher grade to get to where they need their GPA it to be.

“This is high school, we have end of the year projects and exams waiting before summer,” said Mr. Gregory Pottebaum, math teacher. Faculty and students alike are excited for summer but they still have nine weeks left.

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Another path is Senioritis: seniors slacking off knowing they got accepted to college or found their career path. Senioritis has led to reduced scholarships or changing acceptance to schools.

“I am feeling senioritis, I have always done my homework and my last semester of high school is not going to change that,” said Carly Lefton, 12.

Staying strong until summer will pay off.

Which path are you going to take?

I’m a:

a.)    Freshman    b.) Sophomore   c.) Junior   d.) Senior

I have an A/B average in most of my classes:

a.) Yes   b.) No

I want to pull my grades up:

a.)    Yes   b.) No

I’ve found my grove, should be okay:

a.)    Yes   b.) No

I tend to care less at the end of the school year:

a.)No   b.) Yes

Mostly A’s: You should be okay-keep up the good work!

Mostly B’s: Waiting for summer is tough stay strong you are a lot farther than you were before

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About the Contributor
Lauren Kurtzer, Creative Projects Director
Hi! My name is Lauren Kurtzer and I am a senior here at SHS; thus making it my fourth year in convergence journalism. Looking back on everything I learned and done in room 115, I can not believe it went by that quickly. Being on the staff of The Leaf I have picked up many skills on writing, design, and leadership that I can take to the future. I learned many of those skills through leadership positions of feature chief sophomore year; associate editor junior year, where I made sure articles are up to AP Style; creative projects director this year, I am part of a team that works on the major cover stories like the crazy election. I have written and designed for all four of our platforms. For the past three years, I have also written a sports column on every issue; I cover the morale issues of the NFL and my teams the Reds, Bengals and Buckeyes. Outside of room 115, I am the co-captain of the dance team I have been on for four years, the Flyerettes. I am also heavily involved in the Jewish community. I am the Programming Vice President for my temple’s youth group, which is a part of NFTY Ohio Valley, and the Social Action Programmer for Young Judaea Midwest youth movement. On Sundays, I am a madricha or assistant teacher at my Religious School.
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