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Newsletter of the Albert Einstein High School Athletic Hall of Fame

Vol VI No. 2                                                   February 14, 2013

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IN THIS ISSUE:
The Hall of Fame/Booster Raffle
6th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament
Einstein Wins at the Buzzer !
The Wait is Over-Mulch 2013 is Here
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A.D.'s Corner  

By:

Patrick Belott

Athletic Director

Albert Einstein High School

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Baseline Concussion Testing 

   




Thanks to the Hall of Fame and the Booster Club we will soon take part in the SCORE Concussion Program of Children's National Medical Center. This test provides a state-of-the-art, comprehensive model of concussion care for the safety of our student-athletes.

The SCORE Concussion Program of Children's National Medical Center is offering a state-of-the-art, comprehensive model of concussion care for the safety of our student-athletes. This program involves education for parents, coaches and athletes, together with a baseline assessment of cognitive functions and symptoms of the student-athletes.

The baseline cognitive testing assesses key areas of brain function including memory, speed of information processing, and reaction time, to be used in the event of a concussion to better treat the injury. The program is similar to the concussion programs used in college, and professional athletic organizations.

A successful concussion safety program begins with education on early recognition of and response to a suspected concussion. Parents and coaches attend an informational session to learn the signs and symptoms of a concussion, and important "first aid" steps to manage a suspected injury. Fact Sheets, clipboard stickers, handy pocket cards and information about a smartphone app, the Concussion Recognition & Response (CRR) app, are provided.

We look forward to providing this service to your student-athletes. The SCORE Concussion Program is a nationally recognized program that is leading the way in education, training, research, and clinical service of sport-related concussions in youth.
 
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The Hall of Fame/Booster Raffle

 

The Hall of Fame/Booster raffle to the February 10th Maryland Men's basketball game against UVA was held at half-time of the varsity boys' basketball game against Poolesville on Tuesday, February 5. This fundraiser rose over $2,000 which will be used for concussion baseline testing of Einstein athletes.

 

Capital One Bank, a corporate sponsor of the HOF originally donated two tickets and a parking pass, and later decided to donate two additional tickets to help with the fund raising efforts of this important program to ensure the safety of Titan athletes.

 

The winner of the raffle was Larry Rosen, EHS Class of '71, and HOF inductee Class of 2008. After winning the tickets, Larry immediately gave them to the varsity basketball team so that Coach Porac and three of his players could attend the Terps game on Sunday. Coach Porac and the players were very appreciative.

 

The proceeds of the raffle will be given to the Boosters to provide financial assistance to the Athletic Department for this testing. It is hoped that this is the beginning of many HOF/Boosters projects to support the school.

 

Oh, and the boys did win their game against Poolesville 60-56. Go Titans!

6th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament
May 13, 2013

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The 6th annual AEHSHOF Scholarship Golf Tournament and Scholarship Awards Ceremony will be held at Laytonsville Golf Course on Monday May 13th, 2013.

Please mark your calendar now, tell your friends, classmates and colleagues and plan to join us for this always fun event. This year, in addition to all the usual fun, we will have Catering by Mama Lucias and each golfer gets a "Goodie Bag", full of: prizes, certificates and some surprises.

Not a golfer? That is OK because spectators are welcome and also join in all the fun.

Don't live in the area? That is OK too because we will be partnering with Comfort Inn Shady Grove as our preferred hotel. They will be extending Preferred Rates for all of our associates, Single/Double rooms are only $84.00 per night plus applicable taxes.

Sign-up forms will be available in the next issue of the Titan Hall News
 

Einstein Coach Rich Porac had no timeouts remaining at the time, but even if he did, the second-year coach is unsure what good it might have done.

 

Trailing by two with 1.8 seconds left in Tuesday's game against Springbrook, the Titans prepared for an inbounds pass underneath their own basket, and Porac offered what help he could. He pointed senior Josh Ogburn to a spot near midcourt and advised junior Joe Bradshaw, "Throw it high."

 

What happened next Porac won't soon forget.

 

Einstein's Josh Ogburn's Buzer-Beating 3-Pointer Against Springbrook
Einstein's Josh Ogburn's Buzer-Beating 3-Pointer Against Springbrook
Bradshaw, a 6-foot-6 forward, reared back and winged a perfect overhead baseball pass toward Ogburn. The 6-foot-3 swingman ran onto the heave and launched a 28-footer through contact. Ogburn hit the deck as the ball banked through the net for an improbable 56-55 victory

over the perennial Montgomery County power. (Check out the video courtesy of http://mocomdhssports.com/.)

 

"I was just praying to God I'd get a second chance," said Ogburn, who had turned the ball over on the previous possession. "I wanted to make it for me and my team because my team works very hard in practice. We've been battling some tough times here."

 

Indeed, Ogburn's two-year varsity career has been short on highlights. Einstein went 2-21 a year ago and started this winter with 11 losses in their first 15 games.

 

But thanks in large part to Ogburn's heroics, the Titans (9-12) have now won five of six games, drawing a surge of attention for a player long under the radar. He scored a career-high 29 points against Springbrook in a game his team never led until the final play.

 

Porac, a former junior varsity coach at Magruder, said he saw parents in tears after Ogburn's shot, which brought a throng of students out of the stands to celebrate. After returning home, the coach kept replaying the scene over in his mind and finally sent his player a text message.

 

"I told him I'm so happy and proud that it happened to him," Porac said. "I'm glad that we won, but more than anything I'm glad a great kid got that experience. That will stay with him the rest of his life."

 

Ogburn, who leads Einstein in scoring at 15.8 points per game, likely will play at a junior college next year. He just turned 17 years old in October, and Porac believes he will benefit from time to continue to get stronger.

 

The swingman has had strong interest from Hagerstown Community College and Frederick Community College, but has also talked with Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia about taking a prep year. He dreams of suiting up for a Division I team, eventually.

 

No doubt those suitors have had a look at his latest highlight. The play that capped his career-best performance certainly added to his popularity in the halls of his Silver Spring school on Wednesday.

 

"A lot of people were coming up to me, saying congratulations, Ogburn said. "I was feeling a lot of love today."

The Wait is Over-Mulch 2013 is Here

After enduring a deep freeze, the search is upon us for signs that spring is in fact just around the corner.  Some may look to the projected warm temperatures for the next couple of days, but we know that is a false hope as by weeks end the icy breath of old man winter will once again be stinging our cheeks.  No, the surest sign that spring is near, is the announcement of the annual Booster Club mulch sale.

Therefore, I am happy to announce (paraphrasing a certain second inaugural address-we always try to be topical in the mulch business-oh yeah I intended that pun) that with mulch for all and charity for the U.S. Postal Service (we do two mailings and folks use the mail to order), the 2013 AEHS Booster Club mulch sale is now officially open.  We have some good news-on-line credit card payment is available (our charity to USPS only goes so far) and some not so good news-due to some volatility in the mulch wholesale business we have increased our prices by 25 cents.  Here are the details:

            2 Cubic Foot bags of shredded hardwood mulch are available for delivery ($4.50 per bag) or pick-up ($4.00 per bag).

 Mulch day is Saturday March 16.  All mulch will be delivered and must be pick-up (9 a.m.-1 p.m.) on this date.

 To order mulch go to aehsboosters.com and click on "Mulch Sales" at the top of the page and follow the instructions. Complete the on-line mulch form and then complete the on-line credit card payment (yes this is a separate process than completing the form) or you can mail the attached form and a check made out to the AEHS Booster Club to me at 3102 Homewood Parkway, Kensington, MD 20895).  
 
Mulch orders must be completed by March 11, 2013

Any questions contact Thomas Giblin or 301-946-2270.
 
Please pass this on to your school and neighborhood list serves.

Thanks for your support.

Thomas Giblin
Mulch Coordinator
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