• 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

Once the girl who said she would never move to the city or cut her hair short, Taylor Swift is now taking a new approach on her music style. Now not only humiliating her ex boyfriends in her music, but also her critics. With her new “Blank Space” music video, she is mocking the titles that the media has given her.

Taylor Swift mocks haters with new song

Emilie King November 25, 2014

Havnig been often called “boy crazy” in the past, Taylor Swift is putting out new support for the critical title. Her new Album "1989" came out Oct. 27, with a total of 13 songs. Among those songs...

The classic hit movie, ‘Dumb and Dumber’, released a sequel. It only took Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels 20 years to release Dumber and Dumber To. The movie is about Harry (Carey) and Lloyd (Daniels) finding Harry’s daughter. Image by Max Fritzhand

Dumb and Dumber makes reboot

Max Fritzhand, Staff Writer November 19, 2014

The hilarious duo, Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels’ classic ‘Dumber and Dumber’ got a revamp. After 20 years they release ‘Dumb and Dumber To’. The acclaimed sequel is about a cross-country road...

Grohl and the Foo Fighters released Sonic Highways on Nov, 10, 2014. The album’s concept was crafted specially for their 20th anniversary.

Foo Fighters’ ‘sonic highways’ tie America’s music together

Zachary Milliken, Staff Writer November 19, 2014

“It all started with the idea of recording at different studios all over the country; recording with different musicians, producers, and studio owners. You can tie all these people and places together...

Costumes for “The Odyssey” stand ready backstage. The rehearsal process for the show has grown rigorous as opening night approaches. A Sunday rehearsal, a first for all of the participants, was scheduled to finish needed projects left after the final Saturday rehearsal.
Photo by Tori Swart

Journey through Hell Week

November 14, 2014

There is a basic process that goes into each Aves Theatre ensemble show. First come in-class read-throughs, followed by after school rehearsals normally from 2:30-4:30 pm, where the bulk of the show is...

Swift has recently changed her music style. Once a girl who said she would never cut her hair or move to New York is now living out her life in the big city itself. Fans are adapting to this change and are willing to stick with whatever music Swift wants to experiment with.

Taylor Swift shaking her way to top of charts

Emilie King November 12, 2014

Striking her new pop style, Taylor Swift came out with her new album on Oct. 27. While different critics all recognize it as a new electronic style for Swift, she claims she was ready for a change. “For...

Elizabeth Rosenberg, 14, performs at the Overture Award finals in the Vocal Music category. She represented the Karl Resnik Studio. Rosenberg is now studying vocal performance at the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music.

Students in Acting Ensemble prepare for Overture Showcase

Isaac Goldstein November 12, 2014

The Overture Awards Scholarship Competition is one of the most coveted visual and performing arts competitions in the city. Each year, hundreds of area high school students compete for thousands of dollars...

After each writing session, participants can go to the website to update their word count, track other people’s progress, and discuss with other writers. It is a good opportunity to meet new people with similar pursuits. However, “The website is really hard to navigate,” freshman Alayna Meyers said. Photo courtesy of Jenna Bao

Creative writing club pens NaNoWriMo novels

Jenna Bao November 10, 2014

For high school students across the country, November may just be a dragging stepping-stone from trick-or-treating to winter break, but for over 300,000 creative writers-it is National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo...

Singer Patrick Stump and drummer Andy Hurley rock out at the Bunbury Music Festival on July 12. The performance was filled with excitement and fun. The next time they will be preforming in Cincinnati has yet to be released.

Alternative band releases new songs

Riley Kurtz November 10, 2014

The band "Fall Out Boy" has come out with two songs in the past month, one of which will be featured in the upcoming Disney movie "Big Hero 6." “'Immortals,' to me, wasn’t as good as 'Centuries.'...

Liam Hemsworth (Gale Hawthorne), Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss Everdeen), Josh Hutcherson  (Peeta Mellark) and others appear in the new addition to the Hunger Games movies. The movies and the books have intrigued fans across the globe with their intense plot line. The books by Suzanne Collins became a widely known topic and have grown an impressive fandom and are being made into movies.

Katniss sweeps Capitol once more

Taylor Close November 7, 2014

Preorder tickets for the first showing of MockingJay Pt. 1 on Nov. 21, the third movie in the Hunger Games series has recently became available online. People all over the country have been rushing to get...

Senior Alex Turner commands the ship of sailors. Turner portrays the role of Odysseus, and throughout the show, he is journeying to his homeland, Ithaca. This representational ship exemplifies the style of the entire production.

Cast of ‘The Odyssey’ performs exclusive production for freshman

Isaac Goldstein November 7, 2014

Freshman students have just finished reading the classic story “The Odyssey.” Since Aves Theater is putting on “The Odyssey” this weekend, The English department has been working closely with director...

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