VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 JOHN HERSEY HIGH SCHOOL, SEPT. 28, 2018 Lemonade for Lendinos BY CLAIRE DWYER fter a tragic car accident that the weekend of August friends and family, such as juniors 3rd, the Mount Prospect A Taylor Hall and Dana Lundstrom community rallied to- decided to help the Lendino family anyway gether and supported a they could. Even with a successful Go-Fund dozen lemonade stands Me campaign, friends decided they wanted from St. Emily’s Church to do even more to help. The idea of setting to the Mount Prospect up lemonade stands around the community Lions Club’s Bluesmobile came up as a way to inform the community. Cruise Night. “Even peo- “Our friend group over the summer [with ple who didn’t want lem- Alyssa] always wanted to do a lemonade onade just came over and stand. We did one last summer, too,” Hall said. gave us money saying, “We were trying to think of something that ‘Keep it, keep it,’ It was amazing,” Hall said. quickly led to more, including one at an In- would make money to support them, because “A lot of police officers at the auto show dian Princesses Car Wash at Grace Lutheran they already had the go fund me, but we didn’t donated money, it was really kind,” Lund- Church. “It was so cool to see how many peo- know what else to do and to get the commu- strom said. “As soon as we had fliers and ple knew about it before we even said any- nity to know about it,” Lundstrom said. “We started handing them out, more people thing. When we handed them the flier, people thought ‘Oh let’s do this after church or at the started coming because they realized, like, would say, ‘Oh I heard about this,’ It was real- car show so more people would see it.’” we didn’t just want money,” Hall said. ly neat to see,” Hall said. “It was like a wave,” said Hall. Throughout In addition to families and community Overall, about 20 Hersey students helped events hosting lem- out at the different lemonade stands each onade stands, local day. “There really were a lot, between who businesses pitched made posters, who were there and who in to help as well. stopped in. A bunch of Hersey students and “At Capannari’s, if students from around the area stopped by,” you ordered a limon- Lundstrom said. “We also had a wagon that cello, so almost like we took to the train station and got a lot of lemonade, half of the people who were going to Lollapalooza.” money would go to In addition to the Lemonade for the Lendi- Alyssa’s family. Also, no’s fundraiser, the track team, which Lendi- if you went to Mrs. P no was a member of, started a shoe fundraiser & Me and mentioned through the organization Sneakers4Funds. them, you could get Gym shoes donated to Hersey or a variety of 10% off your bill to UPS stores throughout the suburbs will raise go to the family,” money for the Lendino family. Lundstrom said. The success of To see a footage from this event, click here. the lemonade stand REMEMBERING ALYSSA LENDINO THE HOWL ORANGE CRUSH On July 21st rising junior A GoFundMe account was Alyssa Mary Lendino passed launched to help the family Our school's new podcast, Click here to watch the full away after a tragic car crash. with medical bills and funeral hosted by Hersey senior Car- orange crush video story Alyssa was known for her expenses. So far $69,410 has ter Zagorski, is definitely one kindness, humility, and bright been raised. In addition, the to keep an eye on. It's a cut- smile. Family and friends re- fundraiser Lemonade for the ting-edge news platform fo- membered Alyssa at a funeral Lendinos has raised money cused on what's happening service at St. Emily’s Church in for the family through various inside and outside the walls Mount Prospect on August 14th. lemonade stands held at several Her quiet determination al- Mount Prospect locations. of Hersey. In the first episode, lowed her to excel not only as Carter talks football with our a student, but also as a 3 sport head coach, Joe Pardun, and in athlete on the swimming, bowl- his second episode he brings ing, and track teams. In addi- in Hersey's Associate Princi- tion to her extracurriculars, pal, Joe Krajacic, to talk secu- Alyssa was a lifeguard at the rity and more. Stay tuned for River Trails Park District and new episodes by clicking here worked at the Lutheran Home and following his Spotify! in Arlington Heights. HERSEY DISPATCH | 9.18 1 6 NEW ALBUMS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED BY AMELIA ZOLLNER ver the past few months, a surplus of surpri- ingly breathtaking albums have been released Puppy Love by Mom Jeans. Oby a variety of bands spanning across differ- ent genres. Since the releases of many albums tend to be overshadowed by those of larger artists, here’s a list Mom Jeans. is an energetic DIY rock band from California and their new album Puppy of five impressive semi-small albums that have been Love is arguably their best yet. Over the past year, they’ve gained many fans and found released over the past few months. success in their music, much of this due to Puppy Love. Although they’re still relatively small, the album ensures that they’ll be selling out large venues nationwide in a few years. With playful, vague song titles like “you cant eat cats Kevin,” (a line torn from The Office) 5 their songs seem approachable and friendly, but upon listening, they’re full of passion, sadness, and anger peppered with hefty drum fills and upbeat guitar riffs. Their music Big Red Machine by Big Red Machine isn’t as polished as some other competing bands, but the unpredictability and roughness of their sound is what makes it so lovable. Courtesy of Counterintuituve Big Red Machine is the collaborative project of two well-known and experienced art- Records ists: Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner. Big Red Machine was formed in 2008, and ten years later, after the gradual releases of a few singles, the epon- ymous album Big Red Machine was gently set out into the world. The album perfectly mirrors both artists’ creative styles, encompassing Vernon’s unmistakable vocals and the Lush by Snail Mail 1 more electronic, precisely autotuned style of Bon Iver’s most recent album, 22, A Million, as well as the strong leads and powerful melodies of The National’s Sleep Well Beast. Lush is the ambitious, deeply honest debut album of Snail Mail, the solo project of Songs like “Gratitude” and “Lyla” showcase both artists’ ability to create minimalistic yet 19-year-old Lindsey Jordan. The album combines Jordan’s powerful vocals with clean, meaningful tracks. All ten songs from the album are abstract, stunning, and, like most Courtesy of The Current warm guitar riffs. Released in June and accompanied by a stunning live tour, the album music by Vernon and Dessner, perfect for listening to late at night. has garnered support from numerous successful artists and its singles have been fea- tured on high profile Spotify playlists, allowing it to be spread over social media rapidly. 6 The most popular song off of the album, “Heat Wave,” features a passionate, almost angry buildup and perfectly leads into the rest of the album, which contains other songs like Forever & Ever by Sales “Stick” and “Deep Sea” that are more hesitant and mellow yet possess an energy that no other album can match. After a two year break, the up-and-coming lo-fi duo Sales returned in July with a brand Courtesy of Wikipedia new album titled forever & ever. Although it may have been hard to live up to the wide- spread appreciation of their debut album SALES LP, forever & ever is just as thoughtful and contains numerous creative tracks like “Off and On” and “Rainy Day Loop.” Sales is one of my favorite bands to listen to while studying, and this album proves perfect for that 2 yet again with its glossy guitar melodies and singer Lauren Morgan’s determined, decisive vocals. Although it’s not really a new turn for Sales and most songs on the album simply carry on their old polished style, their style is like no other band, so who’s complaining? Courtesy of BandCamp Room 25 by Noname TRAFFIC JAM SLEEP HELPS MEMORY Noname is the kind of rapper who’s more fit for a “chill vibes” playlist than someone’s BY JOEY IVANOV BY TREY SCHMIDT collection of favorite rap songs. In “Prayer Song” and “Regal,” two tracks off of her new album Room 25, her voice is so delicate that she sounds more like an ASMR vlogger than Sleeping is a huge factor in performing well in activities during school and in academ- a rapper. Still, she packs meaning into her songs, proudly displaying her background as a t eight in the morning the last thing I want to do is push my way through the ics. Getting the right amount of sleep means going to bed early. No watching late night Chicagoan slam poet. There’s always been something oddly peaceful yet powerful about shows on Netflix or studying late. These late night activities keep your brain active 3 listening to Noname glide through creative verses about touchy topics like gentrification A hordes of freshman that reside in the main and running late but really you need to put away the activities and go to sleep.