Be The Change, Class of 2020—From Your Hopeful Classmate
By Riley Barcklow ’20 Milton Hershey School is unlike any other institution and is full of change-makers. We have sacred values. We learn to cook, clean, and make our beds....
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Help from my Housefather
By Elijah Espaillat ’21 My palms are sweaty. I walk into the auditorium where people are smiling like they just won the jackpot. My thoughts bang in my head as...
My Milton Hershey School Family
By Arlene Samayoa-Rodas ’22 As I traveled the long car ride to an unknown place, little did I know I was traveling to a place that would become another home....
Perseverance and the Days I Will Always Remember
By Helena Taylor, a senior at MHS For the most part our eyes allow us to see. As an essential body part, our eyes give us vision which allows us...
Every Woman Has Potential—You Just Have to Find It
By Kloé, an MHS sophomore As a child, I always looked up to my Aunt Jessica. She was the one person other than my mother who would take me out...
Who I Want to Be
By Dominique, a sophomore at MHS When I was in ninth grade, the boys were already defining my exercise abilities in gym class. As a competitive, athletic girl who was...
Female Empowerment Starts Within Yourself
By Liz, a senior at MHS It has taken a lot for me to become the woman I am today, and I still have a long way to go. At...
10 High School Students Shared Their Intentions for 2019
The Power of New Year Intentions, Not Resolutions This year, instead of focusing on New Year’s resolutions, the Milton Hershey School community is setting intentions for the year. Inspired by...
An Everlasting Community
By Ethan, an MHS senior Beginning a new year isn’t always easy, but the goals you set for yourself can help you start the new year strong. Before I came...
Defining My Future, Letting Go of My Past
By Maggie, an MHS freshman From a young age, we are always told to “push through” any trials or tribulations that life throws in our face. For most of us,...