• 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

Malala Yousafzai is the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace prize. She is a women and children’s education activist. She was shot by the Taliban in 2012 but has since recovered to give speeches and publish an autobiography.

Malala wins Nobel Prize

Jenna Bao November 3, 2014

Nobel Prize winners are often associated with scholarly men in lab coats from far off countries, wrinkled from decades of researching a complicated advancement in physics or medicine that has nothing to...

Bengals player Devon Still is talking on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with DeGeneres on Oct. 17. Still’s story has spread across the country as his daughter is battling cancer.  His jersey has been sold to raise cancer awareness and money. Taken from Devon Still’s Instagram.

Still meeting Ellen DeGeneres

Lauren Kurtzer November 1, 2014

One small act of kindness by the Cincinnati Bengals that caught national attention in Aug. is still heating up today. “It is nice that they are selling his jersey for his daughter’s type of cancer...

   Fans pose with Jackie Robinson’s retired number outside of Dodgers Stadium. Robinson played with the Dodgers for 10 years. Robinson’s number is retired by every MLB team.

Throwback Thursday: Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier (Oct 30, 1945)

William Coleman, Staff Writer October 30, 2014

In the early days of the MLB offseason of 1945, Brooklyn Dodger general manager Branch Rickey took a bold risk that would forever change professional sports. On Oct. 30th, he signed Jackie Robinson, the...

Handing the ball off to a teammate, quarterback Shane Morris leads the Michigan offense in a game this season. Morris suffered a mild concussion in a game on Sat. Sept. 27, but was not taken out of the game immediately due to insufficient medical examination. This event has sparked debate over concussion regulation is all levels of football, and will continue to be examined throughout the current season.

Anger in Ann Arbor: Football incident ignites injury regulation debate

Lauren Saxon, Leaf Editor-In-Chief October 30, 2014

Moments after he stepped pack to pass, Michigan quarterback Shane Morris is rocked by a Minnesota defender in a helmet-to-helmet collision. Staggering to his feet, Morris then collapses in a teammates...

The current outbreak is the most intense and most widespread outbreak in history. There is no vaccine to prevent Ebola. It is unknown if animals can or cannot catch the virus.

Ebola breaks American borders

Kamaria Walton, Staff Writer October 28, 2014

Ebola. Do I have your attention now? There are a lot of misconceptions and myths about this disease that has been going around for a while now. But it has now reached our attention because it has now reached...

Mark Zuckerberg is the CEO and creator of Facebook. Zuckerberg and his wife announced on Oct.14 about their donation. The money will be used to buy equipment and to train local staff.

Zuckerberg donates dollars for Ebola

Beverly Liu October 28, 2014

Ebola has 4,000 affected by the disease so far in Africa and new transmissions reported in recent days in the US and Europe. As health care workers battle the outbreak on the front lines in various...

Freshman sell the bags of candy corn at lunch. The class of 2018 has been working on this fundraiser for several weeks in preparation for the sale. Each bag is one dollar and they will be sold on Oct 29, 30, and 31.

Class of 2018 prepares to pay for Prom

Elizabeth Rickert October 28, 2014

Fundraisers take all different forms. For example, the freshman class created ‘Corny Corn’. This money raising event had students buy bags of candy corn, for the holiday spirit. Each bag of candy corn...

The administration under principal Doug Mader filled the commons adjacent to the courtyard with high and low tables available only for juniors and seniors. This half of the commons will be for upperclassmen only and the courtyard itself is for seniors only. The trend of respect, responsibility and accountability continues with the changes benefiting seniors.

Upperclassmen tables fill commons

SHSLeaf Admin October 23, 2014

The administration under principal Doug Mader filled the commons adjacent to the courtyard with high and low tables available only for juniors and seniors. This half of the commons will be for upperclassmen...

Fight Song Fridays

Tori Swart, Broadcast Editor-in-Chief October 21, 2014

A new weekly announcement has been set in place where the entire school sings the Sycamore Fight Song. The reasoning behind it all? Follow along as reporter Tori Swart investigates.

The new Tesla car can accelerate with the power of a high end sports car and only uses electricity. With new features such as an autopilot, the car is the most innovative on the market. The fancy gadgets all come with a price tag that maxes out at about $140,000.

New Tesla car proves innovation in every way

Luke Tenbarge October 21, 2014

Earlier this week, Tesla Motors released their new electric luxury sedan. It is the second version of the Model S. This new model was incredibly innovative and introduced several new features which may...

This is the pig that our staff kissed. Art teacher Mr. Bradley Williams bought this 30 pound pig for fun. All money earned will be dedicated to the senior class.

Bare and Payne get opportunity to kiss a pig

Elizabeth Rickert October 20, 2014

A new fundraiser was created for the senior class called ‘Kiss the Pig’ which took place during the pep rally. The idea of ‘Kiss the Pig’ is simple. There were six staff members asking for donations...

Whales are hunted by the hundreds by the whaling industry. In the 2006-07 season alone, Japanese whalers hunted a total of 866 whales. Whales from their Antarctic program made up over half of those.

Japan to continue whale hunting in upcoming season

Anthony Popenoe October 20, 2014

The Japanese government plans to resume whaling in the 2015-16 hunting season. This recent announcement goes against the new restrictions on scientific whaling programs set by the International Whaling...

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