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June 13, 2025

Milton Hershey School Promotes Eighth Graders to High School

On Friday, June 13, Milton Hershey School eighth grade students gathered in Catherine Hall to mark a meaningful milestone—their final celebration as Middle Division students and the beginning of their...

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June 13, 2025

Milton Hershey School Promotes Fourth Graders to Middle School

One hundred and eighteen Milton Hershey School fourth graders celebrated the conclusion of their time in Elementary Division on Friday, June 13 during the school’s annual Promotion Ceremony in Memorial...

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June 10, 2025

MHS Students Learn Real-World Math Concepts from Hershey Trust Partners

Regardless of which career choice Milton Hershey School students make, math will be a constant in their lives. The school’s partners at Hershey Trust Company recently helped Middle Division teachers...

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June 10, 2025

MHS Begins Commencement Week with Senior Chapel and Ring Ceremony

One week before Milton Hershey School’s 91st Commencement Ceremony, numerous emotions filled Founders Hall Auditorium during a special 2025 Senior Chapel and Ring Ceremony. The event was the seniors’ final...

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June 3, 2025

Milton Hershey School Lifers Honored at Special Event Ahead of Commencement 

On Monday, June 2, Milton Hershey School students in the Class of 2025 who had enrolled in pre-K, kindergarten, or first grade, gathered to celebrate their journey. We call this...

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June 3, 2025

MHS Student’s Mural Honors Catherine Hershey at New Reese’s Plant

When the doors opened at the brand-new Reese’s plant, it wasn’t just chocolate innovation being celebrated. A striking mural created by Milton Hershey School senior True Martel now greets every...

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June 3, 2025

First MHS Female Pole Vaulter to Take 4th in State Competition

Lucille Heuermann, a junior at Milton Hershey School, not only raised the bar this year, but she also leaped over it higher than most other students in the state. Heuermann’s...

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May 28, 2025

Alan Ruck, Richard Kind, David Costabile, and Heléne Yorke Join Cast of HERSHEY as Principal Photography Continues Across Pennsylvania

Dandelion Media and Hershey entities announced today the full cast of the feature film “HERSHEY”. The announcement coincides with principal photography throughout Pennsylvania, which began May 12 in Pittsburgh and will continue through the...

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May 27, 2025

MHS Students Earn Gold ACT-SO Awards

Five Milton Hershey School students recently captured Gold honors in the Greater Harrisburg Area National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO).  Maame Afia Asante, Malina Gangadin,...

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May 27, 2025

Distinguished MHS Alumni Offer Students Life Advice

Milton Hershey School Senior Division students recently received career and life advice from two alumni whose post-graduation journeys put them on the national stage. Deesha Dyer ’95 and Trymaine Lee...

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