• 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
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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

Baltimore Riots

Joshua Patterson, Staff Writer May 1, 2015

New changes to come

Zoe Schlosser, The LEAFLET Co-Editor in Chief April 29, 2015

Senator Thomas Bakk is a supporter of the no beverage policy on the senate floor. Since water is available just outside the room, he does not see a need for there to be water for speakers. Bakk has been in office since 2013.

Good manners still matter

Max Torem, Staff Writer April 29, 2015

Everybody has been told when he or she was growing up to keep good eye contact when they are talking to someone. Minnesota has taken this to a new level.   The Minnesota Senate has decided...

The income gap is even larger in other countries. The United States has the  4th largest gap while Chile has the largest. Iceland has the most equal income distribution.
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Wage gap remains wide

Rujula Kapoor, Infographics Chief April 28, 2015

Women and men have been treated differently at the workplace since almost the beginning of time. At the moment the wage gap indicates that for every dollar a man makes a woman makes 77 cents. “It...

The track at SHS will be renovated this summer. The IMC is also awaiting a renovation. The IMC may include a smoothie bar and chairs that have plugs for charging your cell phone.

Photo of the Day- April 28, 2015

Caroline Bruns, Charles Harte, and Sydney Evans April 28, 2015

Sycamore High School will be getting many new renovations this summer. In a recent press conference, Principal Doug Mader mentioned that there will not only be changes and improvements to the school's...

Alls Well That Ends Well for Shakespeare performers

‘All’s Well That Ends Well’ for Shakespeare performers

Claire Lefton, Staff Writer April 24, 2015

Aves Theater Acting Ensemble took center stage at Memorial Hall on Apr 21 to perform an abbreviated version of William Shakespeare’s play, “All’s Well That Ends Well” for the Cincinnati Shakespeare...

The Pulsera Project is a nonprofit organization that began in 2009. Their goal is to provide resources to educate and empower Nicaraguan and Guatemalan youth. The organization has raised over $1,500,000 with the help of volunteers across the United States.

Pulsera Project continues to give back

Atiya Dosani April 24, 2015

For the second year, the Contemporary Hispanic Studies (CHS) classes are bringing the Pulsera Project back.   The pulseras are handmade bracelets crafted by women and children in Guatemala and Nicaragua....

Latin American immigrants march on the streets of Washington in front of the Capital building. While immigrants from Latin America are not the only undocumented immigrants, they definitely make up the vast majority.

Future of immigration reform looks hopeful

Taylor Evans, Staff Writer April 23, 2015

A divided government usually creates an excess of gridlock between the opposing parties. This inability of Congress to come together and make decisions causes problems for a large group of people— 11.5...

Anissa Weier is lead back into the courtroom during her hearing. Anissa is one of the 12 year old “Slender Man Killers”. Both she and Morgan Geyser are on trial for first degree intentional homicide. Photo of courtesy of MCT Campus.

Slender Man killers to be tried as adults

Meghan DiGiovanna, Staff Writer April 23, 2015

12-year-olds Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, will stand trial as adults in their upcoming court date. On May 31, 2014 the two girls stabbed...

The Montgomery area is holding an event for Relay for Life at SHS. The total goal is $119,500 and currently the participants have raised a total of $76,871.80, which is 64% of the way there. The event will be held on April 24 to April 25 from 4 pm to 6 am.

Photo by: Amy Deng

Relay for Life sparks interests to help others

Amy Deng, Feature Chief April 23, 2015

Relay for Life is an organized, overnight community fundraising walk where teams of people camp out to support cancer. It will take place at SHS along with other schools such as Ursuline, Moeller, and...

The ancient walls of Nimrud, in northern Iraq, show Assyrian rituals and gods. The city was built in 883 B.C., and remained the capital until 721 B. C., the beginning Sargon II’s reign. Iraq’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement, “Letting these lost gangs go without punishment will encourage them to destroy humanity’s civilization, the Mesopotamian civilization, inflicting irreversible priceless damages and losses.”

Video shows ISIS destroying ancient city

Adhiti Chundur, Staff Writer April 23, 2015

The Islamic State has recently released a video online showing ISIS militants destroying the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud located in present-day Iraq. The city was founded in 13 century B.C.E., and...

There appear to be regional differences in sarcasm. Northerners are more likely to suggest sarcastic remarks when asked to fill in dialogue in a conversation. They are also more likely to think sarcasm is funny.

Just great…

Harsimran Makkad April 20, 2015

I am not sarcastic. I am just intelligent beyond your understanding. Suuuuuure you are. Scientists are finding the ability to detect sarcasm extremely useful. Yeah right, and I am the tooth fairy....

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