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The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf

The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf

IT'S 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

Swimmers blast through races
Jessica Lu, Staff Writer
February 5, 2018
IT’S A GIRL. Assistant coach Stephen Langdon and his wife Carly open up presents gifted from the Varsity swimmers. The Langdons received a variety of gifts ranging from onesies to diapers. The party took place at 4:30 p.m. directly after swim practice in the team room.

Swimmers buy baby gifts

Jessica Lu, Staff Writer
February 2, 2018
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
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
READY. As freshman Sophie Campbell steps up to the block and prepares for her race, her teammates watch. “Encouragement is huge on our team. We cheer on each other during practices and meets all the time,” Campbell said.

SHS swimmers splash competition

Madeleine Suh, Staff Writer
January 26, 2018
RACE PACE. Junior Ania Campbell prepares to swim the butterfly leg of the relay. At meets, Campbell often competes in two relays and two individuals, swims of either freestyle or butterfly. This year, she hopes to make districts for the 100 butterfly. Photo by Ania Campbell.

Swimmers meet ‘hell week’

Where laziness over break is not an option
Jessica Lu, Staff Writer
January 12, 2018
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
BLOCK IT LIKE IT'S HOT. The basketball team competed against Milford as the main event of the night. The teams brought their all, so it kept fans on their feet. “The game was super exciting and kept the audience on their toes,” said Shannon Glass, 12.

Flight Night brings Aves together

Emily Chien, Media Director
January 5, 2018
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
FIGHT ON. Senior Jodie Lawson races at the 2017 spring track GMCs. Not all of the track team qualifies to compete at GMCs, so this is an honor Lawson hopes to earn again.

Runners race back to work

Anisa Khatana, Staff Writer
December 7, 2017
MAKING A SPLASH. At water polo practice, an offensive player gets the ball while defensive player, Aryan Godha, puts pressure on him. This demonstrates the aggressive nature of water polo--even at practices. Fribourg shares that he got his concussion while at practice. 
Photo courtesy of McDaniel’s Photography

Pain of playing

Fribourg muddles through concussion
Maya Goldenberg, Staff Writer
December 4, 2017
COLD. The ice hockey team is getting ready for their new season. Their home turf is Sports Plus, where they have their practices and home games. All photos courtesy of McDaniel’s Photography.

Hockey hits hard

Abigail Lefton, Sports Chief
November 23, 2017
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