Sycamore High School students excelled in the 2025 Overture Award Scholarship Competition. Two of the four finalists in the Theater category are Sycamore High School students. Congratulations to Clarissa Ramirez Hernandez and Jai'Den Pritchett and our two semi-finalists Maeve Bachman and Salem Hartz.

Congratulations to Sycamore senior Maanasa Yarlagadda who was named a 2025 Overture Awards Finalist in Dance—with a perfect score!

The Overture Awards is a program that recognizes and rewards excellence in the arts among Greater Cincinnati students in grades 9-12. The Overture Awards Competition is the area’s largest solo arts competition and offers awards in six artistic disciplines: Creative writing, Dance, Instrumental Music, Theater, Visual Art, Vocal Music.

Each finalist wins a minimum scholarship of $1,000 and the winner will receive a $3,000 scholarship. The finalists will compete on March 15 at the Aronoff Center. The event is open to the public.

Congratulations to the Sycamore Orchestra and Band students who advanced to the OMEA All-State Orchestra and All-State Band. Sycamore had four orchestra students and four band students who performed in the OMEA All-State Orchestra and All-State Band at the annual convention in Cleveland, Ohio, February 5-7.

These students represent the top musicians in the state of Ohio:

Orchestra : Anna Christos, Jihye Woo, Paul Ku, and Matteo Meli

Band: Yejin No, Kristen Schutte, Matteo Meli, Hayden Spyrou

Additional state recognition for our musicians:

The Sycamore High School Symphony Orchestra received a Superior rating. The Symphony Orchestra musicians worked with OSU String Faculty before performing at the Columbus Orchestra String Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, February 21-22, 2025.

The OMEA Solo & Ensemble was a huge success with 87 Sycamore High School string musicians performed in either a solo, ensemble, or both on February 1. This is 76% of our high school string community! What an outstanding showing. All performers received a Superior or Excellent rating.

Congratulations to AVES swimmer Addie Robillard who is state champion in two events! Addie placed first in both the girls 200 IM and the girls 100 breastroke at the state meet on February 22. This is her second 200-yard individual medley state title, and her third 100-yard breaststroke state title.

On February 28, students at Sycamore Junior High came together to deliver a special surprise for longtime educator and breast cancer survivor MariLouise Hubbard—on the very same day she began a new round of chemotherapy.

Ms. Hubbard, who has dedicated 30 years to teaching at Sycamore, continues to inspire as a long-term substitute, even while battling breast cancer for the third time. Her unwavering passion and resilience have left a lasting impact on generations of students.

To show their appreciation, students helped present Ms. Hubbard with an all-expenses-paid trip to Nashville, courtesy of the Karen Wellington Foundation for Living with Breast Cancer (KWF). The gift was made possible by the nomination of two of her former students, recognizing her incredible influence inside and outside the classroom.

Check out the link below or go to our YouTube page @SycamoreCommunitySchools to watch the emotional presentation.

The 19th annual Fashion for the Cure was a night to remember! In support of The Dragonfly Foundation, this incredible fashion show brought together student designers, local businesses, and, most importantly, the inspiring Dragonflies to raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer patients and their families.

This year’s Fashion for the Cure was a night to remember! With a goal of $86,000, our community came together and surpassed it—raising an incredible $97,000 for pediatric cancer patients and their families.

Swipe through to see the inspiring Dragonflies, student designers, and local businesses who made this event so special. Thank you to everyone who supported—your generosity is making a real difference!

Check out the link below or go to our YouTube page @SycamoreCommunitySchools to watch the emotional presentation.

Thanks to so many of our parents and community members who came out to our Pancake Day on March 1. Whether you visited our amazing art show, took in a musical peformance or enjoyed the breakfast your support is appreciated!

Sycamore Junior High School held its annual variety show on February 20 and it was a hit! Special thanks to SJHS parent Brian Downing for sharing these awesome photos.

Our 6th graders have been busy designing and testing robotic hands in an exciting STEAM challenge! A key lesson in STEAM? Try, fail, improve, and succeed! Congratulations to our Robot Hand Challenge winners, who moved 30 ping pong balls in just 1 minute!

Mr. Austin Young's first-grade students at Montgomery Elementary completed their fitness goals for the year. Each week, they progressed by adding a few more mountain climbers, jumping jacks, sit-ups, and push-ups. By the 100th day of school, each first grader completed 100 mountain climbers, 100 jumping jacks, 20 sit-ups, and 20 push-ups.

Students were so excited to set and accomplish their goals. We are so proud of their hard work!

Juniper Robotics is headed to the Ohio Championships! The team took 1st place at Miami Oxford this past weekend and is now gearing up for the Ohio Championships on March 8! Let’s show them some love and cheer them on as they represent Sycamore!

Sycamore High School’s African Library Project club recently completed a successful book drive, collecting 10,000 books to help build libraries for youth in African countries. From January 13–24, students, staff, and community members came together to donate K-8 books, supporting the club’s mission to make education more accessible.

This initiative, in partnership with the African Library Project Organization, reflects Sycamore’s commitment to global literacy and service. The club extends its heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed, and the African Library Project has created a special video to express their appreciation.

Thank you to our incredible community for making a difference through the power of books!

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Thanks for everyone who joined Superintendent Lewis and our elementary administrators for the Ask Us Anything: Elementary Edition held on February 26.

To access the recording, visit our YouTube page @SycamoreCommunitySchools or Scan the QR code in the graphic below.

We are excited to announce that Sycamore High School is now a proud partner of Cincy Hats! Through March 9, you can purchase custom spirit-wear hats through this special collaboration. Visit thecincyhat.com to make your purchase.

The Cincy Hat project is more than just a way to show school pride—it’s a chance to give back. A portion of every hat sale will support Sycamore High School, while the remainder will benefit The Village of Merici, an Indianapolis-based community that provides residential apartments and services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The project, created by Ted Karras' charity hat initiative, has already partnered with more than 15 local schools and continues to grow. We’re thrilled to join this effort to support both our school and a meaningful cause.

• March 14: End of Third Quarter
• March 17 - 21: Spring Break
• April 12: Board of Education Meeting | 7 p.m.
• April 18: Spring Holiday - No school

Visit our online calendar for all events happening in the district!