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Oct. 14, 2019

MHS Students Advance in Rotary Speech Competition

A record number of MHS students participated in the Hershey Rotary Club’s Four-Way Test Speech Contest. Eighteen Senior Division students stepped out of their comfort zones and up to the...

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Oct. 14, 2019

MHS Recognizes Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Employee

On Oct. 7, Milton Hershey School proudly recognized Kelly Meyer of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts for her outstanding commitment to MHS students in coordinating internship and co-op experiences throughout the...

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Oct. 8, 2019

MHS Eighth-Graders Learn Good Decision-Making During Freedom Writers Visit

On Monday, Oct. 7, two former students from the original Freedom Writers, Cynthia Ray, and Tony Becerra visited Catherine Hall to speak to Milton Hershey School eighth-grade students about making...

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Oct. 4, 2019

The Compass Project Gallery Show Reminds MHS to “Be Golden”

The recently opened gallery show in the Clyde Stacks Visual Arts Center unites student art and the Milton Hershey School mission. Titled “The Compass Project: Milton Hershey School Sacred Values and...

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Oct. 1, 2019

Congratulations to the September Middle Division Scholars of the Month

Fifth-grader Anabelle Fritsch and eighth-grader Derrick Adzinku are being recognized as the September 2019 Catherine Hall Scholars of the Month. These students were chosen for their incredible work ethic, upstanding...

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Sept. 24, 2019

MHS Third-Grade Students Hold “Be Golden” Lemonade Stand for Charity

On Wednesday, Sept. 18, Milton Hershey School third-graders held a lemonade stand during all student lunches to raise money for charity and put into action the MHS Be Golden theme...

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Sept. 24, 2019

Students Learn Perseverance and Kindness Through Motivational Speaker Presentations

On Sunday, Sept. 22, Milton Hershey School welcomed well-known national youth motivational speakers Brian Williams and John “PUSH” Gaines to campus as part of the school’s annual Perseverance Through Adversity...

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Sept. 16, 2019

Milton Hershey School Employees Kick Off 2019-20 Co-Pilot Mentoring Program

On Wednesday, Sept. 11, 78 Milton Hershey School employees met with 106 newly enrolled elementary-aged students to kick off the Co-Pilot Mentoring program for the 2019-20 school year. Milton Hershey...

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Sept. 16, 2019

Milton Hershey School Student Takes Third Place in Diversity Essay Contest

Over the summer, Milton Hershey School rising fifth-grader Iziah Lara was recognized for taking third place in the 2019 Dauphin County Cultural Diversity Essay Contest. Iziah’s essay answered the question,...

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Sept. 9, 2019

Milton Hershey School Student Experiments Return from Space

After nearly six weeks of testing onboard the International Space Station (ISS), two research projects designed by Milton Hershey School students have returned to Earth. On Wednesday, Sept. 4, three...

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