• 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

It is important to give credit to the sources used. A good site to use for a MLA formatted bibliography is easybib.com. Use parenthetical citations to acknowledge ideas or facts used that are not your own, identifying the sources from which the information came.

Finding material without getting lost

Harsimran Makkad January 26, 2015

Whether it is a research paper or presentation, searching for information on a specific topic can be challenging. But, with the right method and a little bit of practice, this can become easier. There...

Autonomous cars pave new waves of drivers

Max Fritzhand, Staff Writer January 23, 2015

When the 1980’s movie, ‘Back to the Future’, was released, it centered around the future and technology. The car Marty McFly and Emmett Brown drove was an altered DeLorean that can travel through...

From left, Andrew Holland plays Andrew Young, David Oyelowo plays King, and Wendell Pierce plays Rev. Hosea Williams.  It is up for best picture this year.  So far, it has received a popular audience.

Students celebrate MLK day at the theater

Jacob Englander, Staff Writer January 22, 2015

This year, students experienced MLK Day differently.  “Selma”, a new film about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is now in theaters.  The film explores the march, led by King, from Selma,...

Students do Chinese warm ups, before learning Kung Fu manuevers.Kung Fu is a Chinese martial art, linked closely with Buddhist teachings.  It is also heavily feautured in many movies and shows.  Chinese dance includes both old and new dance.  Meetings take place in room 247 after school on Fridays.

Kung Fu Fighting

Jacob Englander, Staff Writer January 21, 2015

Chinese Club kicks off new year. In Chinese Club, students celebrated Chinese culture through Kung Fu.  Also, participants learned Chinese dance, both old and western style.  To begin the year, members...

Enjoyed by various different people, snow days present opportunities for choice and a rest from working their minds over tests and homework. The eve of these is typically spent in uncertainty where the individual can only guess, hope and wait for the call.

Winter weather brings hope of cancelation to Junior class

Lauren Shassere January 21, 2015

Snow day, what a beautiful sounding two words to the students’ ears. To them, it seems like an unexpected gift.  A whole day of relaxation or catching up, whether it is on sleep, homework or the latest...

ReelPeople, ReelOpportunities, ReelAbilities

ReelPeople, ReelOpportunities, ReelAbilities

Tori Swart, Broadcast Editor-in-Chief January 20, 2015

Both verbal and nonverbal students with disabilities gather in this student-made short introductory film for the ReelAbilities Film Festival school outreach program. The festival invites people to...

Mr. Kevin Wittman is president of the Sycamore Education Association. He, along with several other teachers, represented the union in negotiations.

Q&A with Mr. Kevin Wittman, government teacher and president of Sycamore Education Association

Atiya Dosani January 14, 2015

How does spending work at SHS? We spend more than we take in so technically we are in a period where we are deficit spending. The school spends $70 million every year and takes in a little less than...

“Having no school just before exams is also very inconvenient. If we aren’t in school, we can forget a lot of important information that is on the exams. I hope that next year, studying will be less of a challenge for us.” said Idelman.

Do students prepare for exams during break?

January 12, 2015

With a two week gap for the holidays, students spend their days vacationing, having fun with friends and family, and relaxing. However, scheduled just a week after the break comes to a close are exams. “The...

Students have already read different examples of good narrative writing in class. They have also looked at published memoirs. Combined with their short written stories, they can use these to help write their narrative.

‘Story of my life’

Harsimran Makkad January 9, 2015

In Mrs. Beth LeBlanc’s English 9 Accelerated classes, students are preparing to write their own personal narratives. Since the end of October, they have been analyzing different pieces of literature...

Exams are here: pre-exam stress and how to study

Madeline Marsh, Associate Editor January 9, 2015

Whether you are an old pro at taking exams or a freshman not sure what to expect, everyone could use some advice and reassurance on the stress and trials that inevitably come with exams. Some are...

Photo courtesy of Neil Yejjey

This is a scenario in which an animatronic character is approaching the players’ doors.  The player is given access to the cameras throughout the facility in order to monitor the progress of several animatronics. If the animatronic arrives at the door without the player warding it off using the scarce tools at their disposal, the character comes in and promptly ends their night with a jump scare

Five Nights at Freddy’s is back to horrify students

Neil Yejjey, Staff Writer January 7, 2015

Five Nights at Freddy’s is back, and this time it is on a much larger stage.  The gameplay involves a new protagonist acting as a night watchman at fictional Freddy Fazbears pizza; however the animatronics...

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