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Milton Hershey School Dedicates Family Center in Honor of Gertrude Gurt

Last winter, the Milton Hershey School Family Relations team opened a Family Engagement Center to provide a place on campus for parents/sponsors to call home. Since February 2021, this building...

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It Takes a Village: Milton Hershey School is a Supportive Community

Featuring Sarah Pearson and Alyssa Hostetter, MHS Family Relations Counselors Milton Hershey School is more than a school. We are a community made up of teachers, administrators, staff, houseparents, parents/sponsors,...

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Caregivers Often Need Care Too

By Laura Schmidt, MHS Director of Marketing Communications When a Milton Hershey School employee shares about their job or talks about where they work and the students they serve, often...

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NASA Astronaut Bob Hines Speaks with Milton Hershey School Students from Space

On Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, Milton Hershey School students spoke live with NASA astronaut Robert (Bob) Hines who shared career and life lessons from space. Hines is currently aboard the...

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Milton Hershey School Supports New Students’ Success

Starting at a new school can be overwhelming, which is why Milton Hershey School works to help students make a successful transition. Through the Helping Our New Enrollees Succeed Together—H.O.N.E.S.T.—program,...

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My Day 1: A Student at Milton Hershey School

By Avery Hullihen, MHS Senior My Day 1 at Milton Hershey School was August 1, 2009—13 years ago. I don’t remember exactly what transpired on that day—but I remember the...

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Milton Hershey School Students Gear Up for the 2022 Fall Sports Seasons

As the air gets more crisp and school has officially started, Milton Hershey School fall athletes have hit the fields for the beginning of the 2022-23 fall sports seasons. Every...

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My Day 1: Teaching at Milton Hershey School

By Dave Bruce, MHS Middle Division Teacher When I think back to my first year teaching at Milton Hershey School, I have so many memories. But when I think back...

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Wrestling is Not Just a Sport, But A Passion at Milton Hershey School

By William Olson, MHS Sophomore Enrolling at Milton Hershey School in sixth grade from Edinboro, Pennsylvania, I struggled to transition to my new environment. After about a year at MHS,...

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Milton Hershey School Students Give Back to the Community for Day of Service

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once stated, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” At Milton Hershey School, we use Dr. King’s words to...

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