• 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 Varsity Tennis team captured the Division I OTCA State Team Title for the first time last season. They have been training all offseason to try and defend their win this year. Tryouts begin Mar. 9.

Tennis team hopes to repeat

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief January 9, 2015

With only 61 days until tryouts, the boys tennis team is in the process of training and practicing so they can attempt to repeat their run to an OTCA State Team Title from last season. Players used...

Senior Benjamin Thiss is a sprint freestyler for the team, competing in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle. Last season he led off the 400 freestyle relay at states. This year, he hopes to make an even bigger impact.

Varsity, Junior Varsity swimmers travel to Louisville

Isaac Goldstein December 10, 2014

December marks the beginning of competition for the SHS Varsity swim team. The aqua Aviators will dive into their first meet of the season in Louisville on Sat., Dec. 6. “This is the earliest in the...

Savanna Asbroke and Love are juniors making them leaders of the team. “I am really excited about softball this year. It will be an different experience being a upper classman on the team,” junior Asbroke said. Photo by McDaniel’s Photography.

Softball players start conditioning

Hannah Frey December 10, 2014

Winter sports are in season, so spring sports are starting to condition. Dec. 2 was the first day of conditioning for softball. The practice started with warm up laps and stretching. Then the players...

Rice has been the spark to ignite the firestorm that has swallowed the NFL this season. It has also sparked a national controversy around the issue of domestic violence. The NFL still has not finished its internal investigation on the handling of the Rice case.

Ray Rice gets reinstated

Joshua Patterson and Jordan Baker December 9, 2014

   Ray Rice was reinstated when an arbitrator, former U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones, ruled that he did not mislead Commissioner Roger Goodell when he testified about the incident where he punched...

16 seniors at SHS compete for the Nasty Boys F.C recreational soccer team. They play in a competitive leage at Wall 2 Wall sports every weekend. The season has started off with three wins, and a close loss against the Loveland Varsity team

Seniors kick for Nasty Boys

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief December 4, 2014

Led by Senior Coach Kashif Malik, the Nasty Boys Futbol Club (F.C) SHS recreational soccer team plays every weekend. They compete in a seven on seven league at the Wall 2 Wall sports complex. The team...

Senior Cara Norris signed her letter of intent to swim at The Ohio State University in front of many family members and friends on Fri. Nov. 21. She is the second athlete to sign this year.

Norris signs with Ohio State

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief November 30, 2014

Senior Cara Norris signed her letter of intent to swim for The Ohio State University on Fri. Nov. 21. She is the second senior to sign to play college athletics. Alex Wittenbaum already signed with...

Sophomore RaVon Bonner is one of ten players from around Cincinnati to be nominated for Ohio National Guard Player of the Year. Bonner took home player of the week after his strong performance in week eight of the season.

Bonner nominated for ‘Player of Year’

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief November 30, 2014

Sophomore Ra'Von Bonner is one of ten area High School football players to be nominated for the Ohio National Guard Player of the Year. The Ohio National Guard will visit SHS on Monday, Dec 1, to...

Gibson is looking to play volleyball in college. Whether it is indoor or sand, she hasnt decided yet. Currently, she is looking into Mercer University in Atlanta and Concordia University in Chicago.

Senior plays in Senior Showcase

Taylor Evans November 25, 2014

While the state tournament for girls’ volleyball is over, the games are not. On Nov. 13, select seniors from GMC teams will participate in a final volleyball match. Senior Elizabeth Gibson will represent...

Layup 4 Lauren is an event to help spread awareness of the fight that Mount St. Joseph basketball player Lauren Hill has had to endure. SHS will host the benefit during all three lunch periods on Tues. Nov. 24. Donations will be taken to help find a cure for this deadly cancer.

Lay-ups for Lauren comes to SHS

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief November 24, 2014

On Tues. Nov. 25, SHS will host a benefit during lunch time for Lauren Hill, the basketball player for Mount St. Joseph University that was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. The Interact Club...

The basketball program will return four seniors this season, and will be made up of 11 freshman and sophomores. They will begin their season on the road at Milford on Tues. Dec. 9. They will open GMC play against Oak Hills at home.

Basketball set to tip off season

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief November 20, 2014

After a long offseason, the Varsity basketball team is making the final preparations necessary to succeed in their first game on Dec. 5 at Milford. Last season, they posted double-digit wins in back...

Sophomores Ayanna Boben and Renee Foster playing on the JV Girls Basketball Team. Last year, there were Freshman, JV and Varsity teams but this year the tides have turned. There are now JV A and JV B teams, along with Varsity.

Slam dunk into basketball season

Caroline Bruns November 18, 2014

Basketball players have once again begun to condition and get ready for the season to come.  Many players are getting nervous for tryouts because there is some stiff competition. “Tryouts are Friday,...

Sophomore Brooke Baker is dribbling the ball downfield for girls’ JV soccer. With the team’s large number of players, time on the field was limited. Although the teammate number was large they were able to bond as one.

Girls JV Soccer wanting more from school

Lauren Kurtzer November 13, 2014

The JV Girls Soccer Team, although with 22 players and had injuries to key players leading to a 4-7-1 record. “We had to overcome a few things: injuries to key players at important points of the season,...

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