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Milton Hershey School NewsCategory: Students

Dec. 17, 2020

Milton Hershey School President’s Office Spreads Holiday Cheer Before Christmas Break

To spread holiday cheer across Milton Hershey School, MHS President Pete Gurt ’85 and his wife, Jane, created a safe “12 Days of Christmas” celebration for MHS students this holiday...

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Dec. 17, 2020

Milton Hershey School Student Homes Decorate for the Holidays

Milton Hershey School student homes and Transitional Living (TL) buildings got creative this holiday season in decking out their outdoor spaces through a campus-wide student home decorating contest. The following...

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Dec. 15, 2020

Santa Claus Visits Milton Hershey School with the Help of the Hershey Fire Department

On the tenth day of Christmas… On Monday, Dec. 14, before Santa and Rudolph headed back to the North Pole, they hitched a ride with the Hershey Fire Department to...

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Dec. 14, 2020

Milton Hershey School’s Elementary Division Powers Santa’s Sleigh

This holiday season, Milton Hershey School’s Elementary Division is “super-powering Santa’s sleigh” with fitness activities to keep MHS students active before Christmas Break. Student homes and classrooms are encouraged to...

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Dec. 8, 2020

Milton Hershey School Drives Through the Homestead Light Show

On the third day of Christmas… Homestead Light Show Milton Hershey School President Pete Gurt ’85 and his wife, Jane, provided a Winter Wonderland to our students and Home Life...

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Dec. 7, 2020

Milton Hershey School Begins 12 Days of Christmas Celebration

Since Milton Hershey School was founded in 1909, the holiday season has always been a special time for the MHS family. This year, MHS is making the holidays even merrier...

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Dec. 4, 2020

Milton Hershey School Students’ Out-of-This-World Artwork Travels to Space with NASA

Art projects created by Milton Hershey School fourth-grader Joshua Ferguson and sixth-grader Zoyaboleh (Zoya) Johnson went on a galactic adventure aboard the *Student Spaceflight Experiment Program’s (SSEP) Mission 14. The...

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Dec. 2, 2020

Milton Hershey School Foreign Language Teacher Celebrates Diversity

Featuring Lisa Pietropola, MHS Foreign Language Teacher At Milton Hershey School, we enroll students, support families, and hire staff from many different cultures who practice various religions, speak many languages,...

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Dec. 1, 2020

Milton Hershey School Students and Staff Participate in a Worldwide Coding Event

Starting on Friday, Dec. 4, Milton Hershey School students and staff are encouraged to participate in the worldwide Hour of Code event—a virtual opportunity where people of all experience levels...

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Nov. 25, 2020

Milton Hershey School VPA Creates Thankfulness Chain

This November, Milton Hershey School Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) program created a “Thankfulness Chain” to showcase what students are most thankful for during this season. “The Thankfulness Chain was...

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