Brandon Hurd ’09
After moving from Charlotte, North Carolina to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Brandon Hurd ’09 enrolled at Milton Hershey School when he was 8 years old. “My mom had three kids and was...
Tag: Career and Technical Education Program
Milton Hershey School Leads Pennsylvania with First State-Registered Pre-Apprenticeship Program
The PA Department of Labor & Industry approved the program. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry recently approved Milton Hershey School’s pre-apprenticeship program—the first of its kind in the...
8 Employability Skills That Prepare High Schoolers for the 21st Century Workforce
The goal of Career and Technical Education (CTE) is to provide students with hands-on, technical training that prepares them for the rapidly evolving 21st-century workforce. While technical skills and subject-specific knowledge...
Maya Quarles ’10
As a seventh-grader, Maya Quarles ’10 began her education at Milton Hershey School after her family moved to Hershey, Pennsylvania from Florida. “When I was in elementary school in Florida,...
How to Build 21st Century Skills Through Academics
Preparing students for the 21st-century world is an important part of academic programming. By developing skills like collaboration, problem-solving, and mutual respect for others, students are more likely to succeed...
Terryl Ferrell ’16
After enrolling at Milton Hershey School in seventh grade from Philadelphia, Terryl Ferrell ’16 was excited for the chance to get involved at school—an opportunity he didn’t have at home....
Madison Sottasante ’15
As a seventh-grader from Elizabethtown, PA, Madison Sottasante ’15 enrolled at Milton Hershey School after her mother started searching for better opportunities. “My mom was a single mom for the...
Aaron Dabney ’08
As an eighth-grader from the south side of Chicago, Aaron Dabney ’08 was grieving the loss of some of his friends—who had been killed in gang violence—when he enrolled at...
Jazzirelle Sepulveda ’09
Two weeks before her 16th birthday, Jazzirelle Sepulveda ’09 enrolled at Milton Hershey School. She grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania but wasn’t a fully engaged student due to frequent moves...
Nora Long ’12
Nora Long ’12 was 15 years old when she enrolled at Milton Hershey School from Reading, Pennsylvania. Although she was unsure of where her life was headed in that moment,...