• 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

The Purple People Bridge is the longest connector bridge of its kind in the United States linking two states together. Local residents frequently travel along this bridge. However, it was not until recently people have started noticing the locks.

Love locks Cincinnati locals together

Caroline Gao September 26, 2014

Along the Purple People Bridge in downtown Cincinnati are padlocks with various hearts, names and dates engrained. These ideas of symbols of love have traveled from Europe and made their way across the...

A group of students led by senior Eli Seidman Deutsch form a Jewish Student Union. The club plans to revolve around traditional Jewish activities. It will be all-encompassing for members of the Jewish community and those who are not.

New Jewish Student Union club launches

Max Fritzhand, Staff Writer September 25, 2014

The first meeting of the Jewish Student (JSU) was held on Sept. 24. Students met Wednesday at 2:35 p.m. in Room 130. They covered many bases and did exciting hands-on activities. Senior Eli Seidman-Deustch...

Then-junior Won (Michael) Choi lights his NHS candle with the help of graduate Nicholas Hershey. The NHS celebration is a regal event that can take up to three hours. Students gain valuable experience with volunteering and an award of recognition during their time with NHS, which spans junior and senior year.

Rules, requirements for NHS available for juniors

Harsimran Makkad September 19, 2014

Now that school has started, many clubs and organizations are starting and there is one in particular, seen across the nation, which not many students know too much about – National Honor Society (NHS). “NHS...

Wittenbaum has played with SHS tennis for the majority of his school career. His signing event was played off with great fanfare, being the first one this year. Now that he has signed, he has committed to attending Marian University.

Wittenbaum signs with Marian tennis

David Wertheim September 19, 2014

During 7th bell on Friday, Sept. 19, SHS held their first collegiate sports signing of the year. Boys Varsity Tennis senior Alex Wittenbaum signed with Division III Marian University in Indianapolis. "I...

Ray Rice and his now wife Janay Palmer hold a press conference. Controversy over this case stems from the pair but also from the NFL itself. Other documented abuse cases in the past have been handled poorly as well.

Rice faces NFL charges after domestic abuse caught on tape

Hannah Clark September 19, 2014

Ray Rice, former football player for the Baltimore Ravens, was cut Monday, Sept. 8, after a release of a video in which Rice had been abusing his fiancée, Janay Palmer. The video had been from a casino...

Students utilize their snow day as an excuse to go sledding. “What started as a few friends wanting to have a snowball fight became an escape from the notorious homework load of a weekend. Much to our surprise, we ended the day surrounded by many of our closest friends and filled with new fond memories,” said graduate Alora Reiff. Reiff along with graduates Gabriela Godinez-Feregrino, Ryan Stonerberger and Emily Winchell sat on multiple sleds holding each others legs as they rolled down in hill in Dulle Park.

Calamity days are no more

Max Torem September 17, 2014

It is true; schools in Ohio will no longer have calamity days. Ohio has now switched from a required number of school days to a required number of hours in school. Instead of making up missed days, schools...

Jennifer Lawrence is one of the many actresses with leaked photos. Most of the images originated on /4chan, a site famous for creating viral content. The anonymous user aspect makes it difficult to track down perpetrators.

Phone hacking bites Apple

David Wertheim September 17, 2014

In late August, news broke out that hackers had infiltrated the personal space (specifically the phones) of celebrities such as Kate Upton, Kirsten Dunst, and Jennifer Lawrence. The celebrities had taken...

(LEFT TO RIGHT, TOP ROW TO BOTTOM ROW) seniors Pavan Nimmagadda, Gloria Hu, Mark Hancher, Alex Toney, Victoria Swart, Daria Beniash, Maria Beaucage, Anthony Popenoe,  Kailin Tang, Nakul Narendran, Joseph Vaz, Peter Tosh, Yuan Zhang, Joseph Ahn,   Jacob Wang, Lila Englander, William Hobart, Jonathan Weng, Won Choi, Shannon Thomas, Elizabeth Sheetz, Megan Jiang, Allison Rogge, and Katherine Steinberg.

23 seniors announced as National Merit Semifinalists

September 10, 2014

For the eighteenth year in a row, SHS has the most National Merit Semifinalists in Ohio. The National Merit Scholarship Program recognizes students who demonstrate exceptional academic ability based on...

Ford Town, USA 1960 was created by Taylor when she was a junior. It won the 2014 Duck Tape Brand Award. Taylor also won the 2013 Duck Tape Brand Award for a different piece.

Senior art on display in Washington D.C.

Kathryn Tenbarge September 9, 2014

Senior Laurel Taylor's work, Ford Town, USA 1960, will be on display in the main office at The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities main office as part of a special exhibition of National...

(LEFT TO RIGHT) Xiamin Wang, Jacob Wang, PTO president Tammi Comerford, principal Doug Mader, administrator Karen Bare, Caleb Main, Alison Main, Alastair Main.

Academic achievers honored at first home football game

Kathryn Tenbarge September 8, 2014

Caleb Main, 12 and Jacob Wang, 12 were awarded the Academic Achievement Award (AAA) during the halftime of the Sycamore versus Ryle football game on Sept. 5. The SHS PTO is awarding the AAA every week...

This Team Ethan hat with its logo and slogan, “Strengthen One Another,” is being sold for Father’s Day to raise money for the organization. Ethan Kadish was struck by lightning and is recovering with the support of this organization and the Cincinnati community. WCPO has covered the story from the start. Photo courtesy of Team Ethan.

Covering Kadish’s recovery

Lauren Kurtzer June 2, 2014

Throughout Ethan Kadish’s story of recovery, WCPO  has followed him, his family, Team Ethan and the community during this trying time. Their focus to cover now is Team Ethan. Ethan, a 13 year old...

Students must take added standardized tests

Students must take added standardized tests

Taylor Evans June 2, 2014

As high school students we are expected to endure various standardized tests.  Some of these tests include the OAAs, MAP testing, AP testing, and even SAT and ACT tests. Now, another test has been...

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