• 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

Lack of sleep during exams

Lack of sleep during exams

Stephanie Kidd, Staff Writer
May 16, 2016
American adults spend, on average, more than 11 hours a day using electronic media. Considering that people are typically awake around 16 to 18 hours a day, 11 hours of digital time is a massive percentage of the day. The increasing use of technology has various negative impacts on people’s health and abilities including attention span, retention, sleep, and social skills.

Eight seconds

Harsimran Makkad, Web Editor-in-Chief
May 13, 2016
Allergy sufferers are often seen sniffling and sneezing during the spring. They constantly need to blow their noses. One tip is to get tissues that have lotion in them so your lips do not chap.

Allergies take over Cincinnati

Rujula Kapoor, Leaflet Designer/Writer
May 2, 2016
In a survey conducted by the staff of The Leaf on students at SHS, the average time that students set their alarm in the morning is 6:00 a.m. The vast majority of students say they use their phone as an alarm. If school started at 9:15 students who wake up at 6:00 would now need to wake at 8:00 a.m.

Sleep equals success

Sydney Weiss, Leaflet Designer
April 25, 2016
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Antibiotic threat

Harsimran Makkad, Web Editor-in-Chief
April 18, 2016
Last year the event took place on the SHS football field.  Students set up chairs and tarp to make the field more comfortable for the overnight event.  Chaperones take shifts throughout the night to supply food to the participants.

Students rally money for relay

Sydney Weiss, Staff Writer
March 29, 2016
Experts agree that these genetically modified mosquitoes alone are not going to destroy mosquito populations and cease the spread of the Zika virus. The Aedes aegypti mosquitoes travel only up to a hundred feet in their short lifespans of a few days. Instead, to combat mosquito problems, the WHO suggests using a combination of mosquito control measures, including the use of genetically modified mosquitoes and insecticides.

Zika update

Harsimran Makkad, Web Editor-in-Chief
March 18, 2016
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