We’re Not Alone on this Rollercoaster Ride
By Casey Ainsworth, MHS Middle Division Teacher Spring brings with it a lot to look forward to. Longer days, warmth, trees and plants blooming, and a lot of social gatherings...
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Tips to Maintaining Self-Care During COVID-19
By Adria Miller and Mary Readinger, Milton Hershey School Senior Division Behavior Support Specialists Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Milton Hershey School and our home communities are faced with...
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....
Our COVID-19 Response: Flexibility
By Clare Ogle, a Milton Hershey School Houseparent When you start as a houseparent at Milton Hershey School you start in a roll called a flex houseparent. You go around...
Be the Reason Someone Smiles
By Tyler J. Baker, an MHS Senior Division English teacher Making a difference has always been a passion of mine. After college, I started to develop a life philosophy and...
From Luck to Love: Together, We Can Rise
By Tony Sedun, an MHS Middle Division Teacher “Change comes hard in America, but it comes constantly.” These words were written by the American novelist and journalist Anna Quindlen in...
A Career Through Conversation
Having grown up in Manheim, Pennsylvania, Rob Timlin knew that Milton Hershey School existed, but would not know the impact the school could have on a child’s life until many...
Mentoring: A Lifestyle
Lindsey Young grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania knowing about the “school on the hill”, but never thought her passion for working with teenagers would bring her to Milton Hershey School....
The Importance of Oral Health—Providing Comprehensive Dental Services at Milton Hershey School
Featuring Karen Koussis, MHS Dental Hygienist Walking into Copenhaver Center, it’s hard to miss the tooth flag hanging off the wall. It marks the entrance to the dental clinic for...