Milton Hershey School Names 2025 Alumni of the Year
James E. Hanawalt ’65 and John B. Hanawalt ’70 recognized for community leadership Milton Hershey School has named James E. Hanawalt ’65 and John B. Hanawalt ’70 as the 2025...
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2025 Alumni of the Year: James ’65 and John ’70 Hanawalt
More than 55 years have passed since John and James Hanawalt earned their Milton Hershey School diplomas, James in 1965 and John in 1970. They came to the school on...
Milton Hershey School Celebrates Alumni Fellowship Weekend with Honored Tradition and Recognition
From April 4-6, 2025, Milton Hershey School hosted Alumni Fellowship Weekend, bringing together generations of Spartans to celebrate shared memories, enduring friendships, and a commitment to the school’s mission. Throughout...
Embracing Potential: My Journey at Milton Hershey School
By Douglas I. Oliver ’93, Milton Hershey School 2024 Alumnus of the Year I vividly remember the moment I realized I had the potential for success. I was with my...
Anna (Marhefka) Pistory ’14
Anna can vividly remember the train ride that carried her to Hershey, Pennsylvania, from East Hampton, Massachusetts. While many fellow passengers likely boarded for a routine trip to a familiar...
Quadriyyah Abdul-Aziz ’15
When new middle schoolers make their way across the Milton Hershey School campus for the first time, Quadriyyah is immediately drawn to them. They radiate an all too familiar sense...
Jacob Wadsworth ’08
At 13 years old, Jacob knew he wanted to be a Milton Hershey School student. With an alcoholic father and an incarcerated mother, Jacob was forced to grow up fast....
Rick Caranfa ’87
When Rick Caranfa’s mother enrolled him in Milton Hershey School, life was a blur for the fifth grade student. Rick’s father left his family when he was two months old....
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Man Who Is More Than His Dream
By Douglas I. Oliver ’93, Milton Hershey School 2024 Alumnus of the Year Today, maybe more than any other day of the year, challenges us to think deeply—not just about...
Trachanda García ’02
Trachanda García ‘02 is a builder—not in the traditional brick-and-mortar sense, but in her unique approach to seeing a dream or vision come to pass. In her new role as...