At the 2024 Coalition of Residential Excellence (CORE) conference, Milton Hershey School President Pete Gurt ’85 was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to...
By Pete Gurt ’85, MHS President This school year, the Milton Hershey School community centered our focus around shattering real and perceived barriers to become the very best versions of...
By Pete Gurt ’85, MHS President Though I like to say that every day is a Breakthrough day in Hershey, Pa., I have three favorite seasons at Milton Hershey School:...
By Pete Gurt ’85, MHS and CHS President Nelson Mandela once said that “education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” In leading this change,...
By Pete Gurt ’85, MHS President At Milton Hershey School, birthdays are special and have always been reasons to celebrate. In fact, since the early days of the school, all...
By Pete Gurt ’85, MHS President For nearly a decade, our Opening of School Assembly has featured themes that both inspire and challenge the Milton Hershey School community. In 2014,...
By Pete Gurt ’85, MHS President As Milton Hershey School’s graduation quickly approaches, one of the most important things we as educators can do is share our advice with our...
By Pete Gurt ’85, MHS President On Aug. 19, 1985, Kimberly (Bishop) Elenberg enrolled at the best home and school on earth in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and on Nov. 18, 2022,...
By Milton Hershey School President Pete Gurt ’85 and John Lawn, President & CEO, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Exactly 113 years ago, Milton S. Hershey, the world-famous chocolatier and philanthropist,...
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...