• 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

Winter sports head off to competitions

Winter sports head off to competitions

Abigail Lefton, Sports Chief February 21, 2018

Aves athletics are heating up as the season slows down. The men’s swim team and wrestling team both have multiple individuals advancing to higher level competing in the next few days. On Thurs., Feb....

ITS A POOL RECORD. Sophomore Carson Foster poses for a picture right after one of his record-breaking swims. Foster recently transferred to SHS from St. Xavier High School. On the SHS swim team, Carson has broken pool records at every meet so far.

GMC Recap: Aquatic version

Jessica Lu, Staff Writer February 5, 2018

  Although the Varsity swim team has suffered losses in numbers due to the sheer amount of graduating seniors from the past couple of years, the swimmers of SHS provided a strong performance at the...

TALENT. Sycamore recognizes its all-stars for the fall sports season. SHS is looking forward to all the talent that the fall and winter sports will bring for the 2018 seasons.

Sycamore honors fall all-stars

Abigail Lefton, Sports Chief January 30, 2018

  With the 2018 winter season hitting its halfway mark, we look back on all the all-stars of the 2017 fall sports season. Sycamore had nine first team athletes, three second team athletes, and eight...

GO AVES. Senior Sarah Abraham dives into the pool alongside her opponents. The swim team bid farewell to the class of 2018 at Senior Night on Mon., Jan, 22. “It was a great way to wrap up my swimming career and relive memories I’ve made over the last four years,” said Anita Pan, 12.

Seniors make splash

Anne Marsh, Creative Projects Director January 29, 2018

The smell of chlorine and the cheers of parents and students fill the pool. Senior Anita Pan is on the block, her heart beating in her chest, waiting for the whistle to blow. “I felt nervous swimming...

STRETCH IT OUT. Outside on the track, sophomore Kaylee Combs, fifth from the left, warms up with her team before an after-school practice. Warm-ups and cool-downs include static and mobile stretching to ease muscles into and out of motion, helping prevent injuries like the shin issues Combs discussed.

Q&A: Combs awaits first meet

Anisa Khatana, Staff Writer January 11, 2018

As the winter track team prepares for its first meet of the season on Sat., Jan. 13, experienced runners and newbies alike continue to train their hardest. Sophomore Kaylee Combs is one returning teammate...

CONCENTRATE. Junior Nandita Kulkarni is pictured; she made it on to Team One during the GMC tournament. Normal games are forty minutes with a five second delay before each player’s time.

Students check off this season

Allyson Bonhaus, Feature Chief December 7, 2017

The season for Chess Team has ended as GMCs took place on Dec. 4. at SHS. The tournament lasted from 8:15 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. Each competitor played eight matches, each game 25 minutes long with a five second...

GET READY. Coaches Daniel Carl and Stephen Langdon will choose 36 swimmers to train on Varsity; everyone else will be placed on JV. Although commonly mistaken as an easy sport, swimming actually makes excellent exercise. “Swimming let’s me escape from the stress of a typical school day. Just focusing on the bottom of the pool and how many laps I have swam really clears my mind,” said Ania Campbell, 11.

Swimmers dive into tryouts

Jessica Lu, Staff Writer November 3, 2017

While swimming is usually associated with warm summer days, the actual high school season kicks off when the temperature drops. The SHS swim team will be hosting three days of tryouts instead of two on...

TOUCHDOWN! Seconds before the end of the game, sophomore Drew Altemuehle (10) throws a touchdown pass. The Aves wore an all-black jersey for Homecoming.

Football reaches fourth quarter

Benjamin Green, Staff Writer November 2, 2017

The 2017-18 football regular season is wrapping up, and over these months, the Aves have had broken records, major wins, and domination over big name teams. Senior Myron Williams broke the all time...

The planning committee pictured from left to right: seniors Shaurya Singh, Matthew Isakson, Maximilian Bruggeman, Jeremy Pletz, Grayson Thornberry, and Eddie Rauen.

Kick It for MS meets with president of society

October 21, 2017

On Thurs., Oct. 19, Eddie Rauen, the president of the Ohio Valley National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society, met the Kick it for MS planning committee at SHS. The committee gave him the $2000 raised...

SCORE. Center defensive player Lexi Schroeder plays against Hamilton’s team. Next year she is going to try out for Varsity.

Soccer kicks into gear

Allyson Bonhaus and Morgan Brownell October 5, 2017

Girls JV soccer plays until mid-October, with home and away games for JVA and JVB. This year, due to the high influx of freshmen, there had to be two JV teams, even as some made Varsity. Just as college...

BEST SELLERS. Members and friends of the boys Varsity soccer team and the Kick it for MS planning committee sell event t-shirts during lunch in the Commons. The t-shirts are being sold for $15, but a Kick it for MS t-shirt worn to the game will serve as an entry ticket for the event. “I’m excited for the game because I’m playing in [it]... It’s gonna be a really good game,” said Grayson Thornberry, 12.

Soccer spirit supports multiple sclerosis

Lindsey Brinkman and Anisa Khatana October 5, 2017

On Thurs. Oct. 5, the Varsity boys soccer team will be holding Stuff the Stands and Kick it for MS Night at SHS. The team plays Lakota West at 7:00 p.m. Through ticket sales, t-shirt sales, a bake...

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