• 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

STATEMENT. In pieces such as “Darkytown Rebellion,” Walker mixes mediums to create an intensely visual experience for her viewer. Bright colors are projected onto a panoramic scene of violence in the Antebellum South. She currently lives in New York, where she is on the staff of the MFA program at Columbia University.

Kara Walker

Adhiti Chundur, Associate Editor
February 28, 2018
PARTICIPATE. DeRay Mckesson is a part of multiple activist associations. He not only works to get attention for the Black Lives Matter and Campaign Zero, but he is also a part of the LGBT community and has spoken at the GLAAD Gala. He urges people to speak up and out and to expresss themselves.

DeRay Mckesson

Taylor Close, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
February 27, 2018
GROUNDBREAKER. Much of Rhimes work tackles race and gender issues. As a result, she has gained numerous accolades for her work. Some include several GLAAD Media and NAACP Image Awards.

Shonda Rhimes

Emily Chien, Media Director
February 26, 2018
Baker was born in Missouri and spent her youth in poverty. After she started to dance, she began finding success on Broadway. In the 1920s, Baker moved to Europe and began one of the most popular and successful performers.

Josephine Baker

Lindsey Brinkman, A&E Chief
February 23, 2018
One of Cooke’s most famous songs is “A Change Is Gonna Come.”  It is considered one of the greatest songs to come from the Civil Rights Movement. This song closed the gap between his gospel and pop paths. Cooke

Sam Cooke

Jack Wolfe, Staff Writer
February 22, 2018
STAR. Wallis starred in “Annie” with Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz. Wallis also voiced the character of Harper in “Trolls”.  Her name is pronounced “Qua-ven-zhah-nay”

Quvenzhané Wallis

Sara Margolis, Staff Writer
February 21, 2018
SPEAK UP. Angelou spent the majority of her life working alongside other activists, primarily for racial equality. In her life she worked with Gloria Steinem, Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and many more. They marched, planned, rallied, and wrote articles and poetry alike to do their part.

Maya Angelou

Lydia Masset, Staff Writer
February 20, 2018
AUTHOR. Oral and traditional stories play a pivotal role in preserving culture and heritage. Zora Neale Hurston captured and maintained many African American stories through her work as an author and anthropologist. As a creative in the Harlem Renaissance, Hurston was good friends with other key African American artists and authors.

Zora Neale Hurston

Natalie Brinkman, Print Editor-in-Chief
February 19, 2018
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

Maya Goldenberg, Staff Writer
February 16, 2018
PLAN IT. Bayard Rustin was the central organizer of the March on Washington, which he only had two months to put it all together. Around 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial, the event was for jobs and freedom.

Bayard Rustin

Allyson Bonhaus, Feature Chief
February 15, 2018
FORTY FOUR. Former President Barack Obama made history as the first African American president of the United States. During his time in office, one of the Obamas administration focuses was affordable health care. In his second term he focused on climate change and the environment.

Barack Obama

Yvanna Reyes, Video Chief
February 14, 2018
TRAILBLAZER. Truth is regarded as a trailblazer for her early involvement with both abolitionist and women’s rights movements. Although she did not live to see many of the results of her efforts, she did impact the nation immensely. Truth helped contribute to the abolition of slavery, increased racial equality, and the ability of women to vote, while she only lived to see abolition.

Sojourner Truth

Sydney Weiss, Social Media Director
February 13, 2018
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