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Hey Springfielders and Buckeyes,
Tis the season of giving and we are working to inspire more Springfield grads [SHS North South], family, friends and Buckeyes who have not yet become annual donors to the SHS Scholarships Program. Hope that you will join in with the other 50+ who have. No donation is too small.
Please visit www.SHSscholarships.com and then click on the NEWS button. See jack57shs on twitter too.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all . . . jack57shs on twitter
Do you really want to reduce concussions in sports like football. Then …
1. Remove the facemasks from the football helmet. That will change immediately the way that players block and tackle.
OR
2. Get rid of the hard shell helmets. Use soft helmets made of the material similar to what is used in wrestling mats. No facemasks.
OR
3. Pad the outside of the hard shell helmets the same way that Woody Hayes pioneered it for just one season at OSU back in the early 1960s.
By the way, Coach Hayes told us in class why he stopped doing it. Our Buckeye ball carriers became accustomed to getting hit in practice with soft helmets. However, In games, our ball carriers were getting hit on the hands with the hard helmets of our opponents. That caused fumbles. So, Coach Hayes discontinued the use of soft helmet padding to help stop our ball carriers from fumbling the ball. So, this tells us that all teams need to adopt one of the three suggestions above, not just some of the teams.
Growth in contributions to the SHS Scholarships Program, year by year.
2008 = $700.00
2009 = $2,128.00 = $2,828
2010 = $2,237.10 = $5,065.10
2011 = $2,159.57 to date = $7,224.67 on 11/17/11
Our 50+ donors have given more each year than the year before. We are extremely thankful for their generosity.
Once we reach $35,000, we can begin making annual awards to our new SHS graduates.
Please make your annual donation today and ask two relatives and friends to help us grow. No donation is too small.
Thanks ... Jack Hutslar
SHS Class of 1957
