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Providing Life-Changing Opportunities for 110 Years and Counting
For 110 years and counting, Milton Hershey School has helped young people break the cycle of poverty. It’s a place where students’ potential is met with life-changing opportunity. Our mission is to help students lead happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives—just as our founders, famous chocolate maker Milton Hershey and his wife Catherine, intended.
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A Whole-Child Approach to Education That Helps Students Reach Their Full Potential
For 110 years and counting, Milton Hershey School has helped children from poverty realize their full potential by providing an excellent education and so much more. Our highly trained staff ensures students’ health, wellness, and emotional needs are met—including support for their physical, social, and mental wellbeing. Our whole-child approach allows children to fully engage in the classroom and shine academically.
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Hands-On Learning Opportunities and Top-Notch Academic Programming
From our award-winning Career and Technical Education program to our comprehensive science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) curriculum, MHS students have the tools and resources to create a brighter future. With highly qualified teachers, small class sizes, access to the latest technology, and a wide range of extra-curricular activities, students have a safe and supportive environment to find their passions and develop their future goals.
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A Safe and Supportive Community to Call Home
Milton Hershey School students live and learn in a welcoming, supportive community. When a child enrolls at MHS, they live in student homes with a married houseparent couple and eight to 12 children of the same gender and similar ages. In this nurturing environment, students gain the stability, support, and acceptance they need to succeed in and out of the classroom. Students often find that the bonds they form with students and staff in the student home will last a lifetime.
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Helping Students Gain Confidence and Stability
To ensure Milton Hershey School students have the daily necessities they need, each student receives more than 80 articles of clothing free of charge. In our on-campus clothing center, students get fitted for their new wardrobes which include dress wear and leisure wear. With tailored, coordinated clothing, students gain the confidence to be successful in and out of the classroom.
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Developing a Lifelong Appreciation for Health and Wellness
Milton Hershey School understands the importance of health and wellness in the lives of children. Along with nutritious meals and a variety of physical activities that support healthy growth and development, MHS provides comprehensive medical, dental, nutrition, and behavioral services. MHS also provides psychological services to help students address trauma, develop coping skills, and gain an understanding of their many intellectual, social, emotional, and physical strengths.
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A Diverse Community That Encourages Mutual Respect
At Milton Hershey School, we focus on staying true to Milton and Catherine Hershey’s mission of community and respect. MHS students live and learn in an environment that celebrates diversity and encourages mutual respect. Students come from different backgrounds and learn to appreciate each other’s differences. As they develop values like empathy, compassion, and global awareness, students build their character and leadership skills and become equipped to succeed in the global, 21st century workforce.
News
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Milton Hershey School to Host Meet the Hiring Managers Job Fair on March 22
February 21, 2019
On Friday, March 22 from 3 to 6 p.m., hiring managers from Milton Hershey School will be available for a Meet the Hiring Managers Job Fair at Purcell Friendship Hall, located at 109 McCorkle Road in Hershey. As Milton Hershey School expands to serve more students, we have a wide variety of full and part-time…
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MHS Senior Recognized for Positive Contributions in the Local Community
March 15, 2019
Milton Hershey School senior, Stanford Maison, was recently selected as the recipient of a prestigious “Youth—Our Future” award by Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority’s Harrisburg, Pennsylvania chapter. Sigma Gamma Rho is dedicated to enhancing the local community through public service, leadership development, and education of youth. After being nominated by MHS staff members, Stanford was recognized…
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MHS Students Receive Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
March 15, 2019
A group of 10 Milton Hershey School students were recently recognized at the regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The program is designed to recognize the ingenuity and talent of youth across the nation and celebrate students’ expression and creativity. “The power of recognition is immense for young artists and writers alike. For our students…
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MHS Middle Schoolers Get Creative with Reading
March 15, 2019
To help middle school students get excited about reading, Milton Hershey School’s staff recently planned a book-themed “March Madness” bracket. In honor of National Reading Month and inspired by the men’s basketball tournament that occurs every March across the United States, MHS middle school students are spending time listening to book talks and voting on…
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P.O. Box 830, Hershey PA 17033-0830
General Information: (717) 520-2000 | Email: mhs-communications@mhs-pa.org
Admissions* Toll-Free: (800) 322-3248 | Fax: (717) 520-2117 | Email: mhs-admissions@mhs-pa.org
Careers Email: jobs@mhs-pa.org (Questions only please)
*Milton Hershey School does not discriminate in admissions or other programs and services on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sex, religious creed or disability. More information here.
