• 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

Local governments used to behave as if sexual minorities didn’t exist in their communities, Japanese politician and openly gay individual Taiga Ishikawa said in The Japan Times. Cases overseas suggest that local municipalities’ move to grant same-sex couples more legitimate status sometimes affects national policies. So I’m very happy about it.

Tokyo district votes to recognize same-sex couples

Anthony Popenoe, Staff Writer March 5, 2015

Japan’s capital city’s Shibuya Ward plans to vote to issue certificates to same-sex couples that are “equivalent to marriage.” “In reality, a number of same-sex couples live together and are...

Vaccines for measles effectively eradicated the disease in the United States in 2000. However, many anti-vaxxers believe that these vaccinations have links to autism and other side effects. However, there are many studies that show no solid link between vaccinations and autism.

War on vaccinations

Adhiti Chundur March 5, 2015

Diseases such as polio and the measles are something from the past. Before the vaccines for these illnesses were created, many people became victims in the United States.  But since these vaccines were...

I 75 is one of the most used highways in the Cincinnati area. With it out of service travel has become much more difficult.  It has also effected traffic in the Kentucky area.
Photo by MTC

Local bridge collapse causes turmoil

Rujula Kapoor March 5, 2015

One man was killed due to the collapse of an Overpass on I 75. Brandon Carl from Augusta, Kentucky on the Hopple Street Overpass. The accident occurred on Tues. 10:30 p.m. while Carl was operating the...

A swastika drawn on a Miami synagogue. This kind of vandalism is highly common, especially in the American south. Nazi symbology has found its way into religious centers, homes, and even schools.

Anti-Semitism goes global

Claire Lefton, Staff Writer February 26, 2015

The invisible prejudice has plagued our world since ancient history. Animosity toward the Jewish people did not end with the Holocaust as modern society would like to believe. Anti-Semitic activity has...

So far, the UCLA Medical Center has been doing everything to prevent the CRE outbreak from spreading any further. They implemented stricter policies for decontaminating any invasive medical devices. They have also notified public health officials and sent test kits to the 179 patients at risk for contamination.

Another outbreak… this time closer to home

Harsimran Makkad February 26, 2015

Ebola is still very much a problem in West Africa, but the numbers of cases of the disease are diminishing. However, there may or may not be a new medical threat, this time in the U.S. Medicine has...

In 2010, Greece underwent a severe debt crisis and received a bailout along with conditions that they stick to strict austerity policies. Greece recently elected an anti-austerity government which has laid out plans to overhaul austerity and instead policies such as raising the minimum wage and increasing the threshold of tax-exempt income. The new government’s plans won a vote of confidence in the Greek parliament on Feb. 10.

Greek debt crisis rages on

Anthony Popenoe, Staff Writer February 18, 2015

Tensions are high in Europe as government officials in Greece struggle to obtain a new debt agreement from Eurozone—the monetary union of European states that share the euro currency. “What we want...

Mount Rushmore, in South Dakota, also recognizes Washington and Lincoln along with Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt to represent the first 130 years of U.S. history. And, ever since the year 1971, Presidents’ Day has never fallen on the birthday of any American president. The birthdays of the four presidents born in February – George Washington, William Henry Harrison, Abraham Lincoln, and Ronald Reagan – are too early or late to coincide with the holiday.

‘Washington’s Birthday’ celebrates all presidents

Harsimran Makkad February 12, 2015

The third Mon. in Feb. is known to Americans as Presidents’ Day. Like Independence Day, the holiday is viewed as a time of patriotic celebration and remembrance. It was officially established in 1885...

Al-Kasasbeh was 26 years-old and served as a First Lieutenant in the Jordanian Air Force. His home country has declared a period of mourning following his death. Jordanian officials subsequently executed al-Rishawi in retribution.

ISIS burns Jordanian alive

Anthony Popenoe, Staff Writer February 9, 2015

The Islamic State (ISIS) posted a video on Feb. 3 showing the execution of a man who is believed to be Jordanian pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh. In the video, a man wearing orange was shown locked in a black...

The Houthi rebels belong to a sect of Shia Islam called Zaidism. They have been staging uprisings in Yemen for over 10 years in an effort to gain greater autonomy for their region of origin. The majority of the population as well as Hadi’s government is Sunni Muslim.

Yemeni president steps down as rebels take palace

Anthony Popenoe, Staff Writer February 5, 2015

In the latest development in a standoff between Yemen’s government and Houthi rebels, Yemeni president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has announced his resignation. On Jan. 20, the Shia Muslim militant group...

The graphic shows the 10 best and worst ranked countries in 2013. The rankings have stayed almost the same during 2014. Many countries in Africa and the Middle East have very few rights for women. Child marriages, domestic violence, and rape often occur with little to no repercussions.

Fighting for rights globally

Adhiti Chundur February 1, 2015

In the United States, the days when women were not allowed to vote or receive an equal education are far behind us. The future for gender equality is improving step-by-step. However, in many countries,...

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