• 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

Texting on the iPhone allows the other person to view when you are typing. The new application, Beam, allows you to see exactly what the other person is typing. This includes when they delete words or add them.

Texting app terrifies students

November 25, 2014

  Though texting feels instant, it is not. Everyone composes, recomposes, thinks better of it and deletes. Beam is a new texting app with a simple hook that feels revolutionary, and not necessarily...

Shown above are two different types of drones, side by side, the warring and ‘suburban’ kind. One is used to kill, the other used for entertainment or just taking photographs and video.

Drones taking to skies

Benjamin Brynjulfson Reardon, Staff Writer November 25, 2014

UAVs, more commonly known as drones, have been around longer then you think. The first ‘prototype’ was crafted in 1916 by Professor Archibald Low, who had never created anything aeronautical in his...

This is just one of 52 phones that Samsung came out with this year. The Galaxy Note 4 (left) has a very large touch screen and comes with a stylus. It is said to be fast and reliable by users.

Samsung to limit amount of new phones

Max Torem, Staff Writer November 25, 2014

Samsung’s head of investor relations, Robert Yi, recently told analysts that the company would trim the number of phones it puts out by as much as 30%.   “It’s good that Samsung will stop...

Activity Fair

Activity Fair

Tori Swart, Broadcast Editor-in-Chief November 25, 2014

Annually, SHS holds an Open House for eighth graders all around the district to showcase the opportunities available in classes, clubs, and after-school sports. Parents and students visited stations...

Spirit Day

Spirit Day

Tori Swart, Broadcast Editor-in-Chief November 25, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3vPABz_lrQ Homecoming season is always an event-filled time. Even one day can be packed with more memories than an regular week, as was the case on the Friday before...

Freshman Max Snyder carries his backpack after the bell rings. Freshmen, along with other grades all have suffered from heaving heavy backpacks around. However, Obama has been taking steps towards mandating online textbooks, which will hopefully relieve some of the stress backpacks put on students’ backs.

Backpacks break backs

Nathan Zhang November 25, 2014

Every day, students are bombarded with piles of homework. Homework that gets stuffed in a backpack, just adding to the already unbearable weight of the pack. In past generations, students have had problems...

Hazing is a growing problem around the nation. It is defined as the imposition of strenuous, often humiliating, tasks as part of a program of rigorous physical training and initiation. Teachers and staff members are doing all they can to eliminate it.

Punishment for hazing exposed

Emilie King November 25, 2014

In schools all across the nation, hazing is a big concern. Hazing, by definition, is humiliating a person or group with dangerous rituals. In fact, OH has a law that addresses hazing. Hazing is not...

A game from the event, Play for Jose, will be reused in a reinvented Battle of the Sibs. The game, ‘Guess the Song,’ has participants run to touch the cone first. Whoever does so wins the game. Several games from Play for Jose are being reused.

New fundraisers are introduced through Student Council

Elizabeth Rickert November 25, 2014

Various events this winter such as Hoops for Hope, Battle of the Sibs, a hockey event, and a dodgeball tournament have been put it to increase charity funding. Hoops for Hope will take place on Jan....

“I’m typically a pretty good student,” said Wang, “so my teachers and guidance counselors are important to me.  I know I can count on them to give me advice and learning help, I just don’t know what my ACE teacher could do for me.”  Wang opens her locker before the school day begins.

ACE bells: beneficial or waste of time?

Emily Chien November 24, 2014

ACE meetings are scheduled for every other Wednesday all year. They are meant to inform students of vital information, create student-teacher relationships and aid them through their academic careers. “In...

Students tend to look at winter break for a way to calm down and relax. Some see it as a struggle because they must study for the mid-terms. This school year, winter break starts on Dec. 22 and goes until Jan. 5.

Warm destinations attract students, families

Zachary Fritzhand and November 24, 2014

Winter break is one of the most looked forward to times of the school year. Whether you stay home and bake cookies with your family or hop on a plane and go to south Florida, you can bet it will be enjoyable. Families...

Both boys and girls alike can be bullies, victims, or bystanders. Bystanders are those who see the bullying taking place, yet don’t do anything. Being proactive and standing up to those in need of assistance is always smiled upon.

Bullying taken down through ACE

Emily Chien November 22, 2014

Before anything else, administration has made sure ACE bells make clear the anti-bulling policy. These rules were put in place to make sure students are in a positive learning environment at all times. “ACE...

Jane Lundgren is studying her guides and is doing extra practice work before the test. This will take away some of her stress because she will be well prepared. Other ways to reduce stress can be deep breathing, yoga, and muscle tensing.

Managing stress

Melinda Looney Ho November 21, 2014

There are many things in an adolescents daily life that can cause tension. “I feel that everyone is affected by stress at least once in their life and that it would be great to learn methods that...

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