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Oct. 29, 2022

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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Oct. 24, 2022

Milton Hershey School Partners with World of Outlaws to Expand Hands-On Opportunities

This weekend, four Milton Hershey School students got an out-of-this-world experience working in the pits alongside World of Outlaws and local drivers and their crews at Williams Grove Speedway. These...

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Oct. 23, 2022

Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning Breaks Ground in Harrisburg and Celebrates with Residents

Today, Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning (CHS) marked the groundbreaking of its Harrisburg location with an inaugural dig and community celebration. CHS Harrisburg, to be built at North 6th and Muench Streets,...

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Oct. 21, 2022

Milton Hershey School Houseparents Grow in their Roles through Professional Development

Recently, Milton Hershey School houseparents and Transitional Living Assistants (TLAs) took part in the first of four self-directed professional development days. All houseparents had the opportunity to explore topics of...

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Oct. 18, 2022

Milton Hershey School Alumni Come Together for Homecoming Weekend

Last weekend, Milton Hershey School welcomed hundreds of alumni back to Hershey, Pennsylvania—even a few who graduated from MHS in the 1940s—for Homecoming Weekend 2022. For many MHS alumni, this...

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Oct. 14, 2022

Milton Hershey School Hosts Annual CORE Conference and Names National Award Winners

Milton Hershey School recently hosted the 2022 Coalition of Residential Excellence (CORE) National Conference in the newly-renovated Founders Hall. The conference—which was attended by MHS employees, staff from other residential...

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Sept. 29, 2022

Milton Hershey School Community Rededicates Founders Hall

On Sept. 13, 1970, Milton Hershey School dedicated the iconic Founders Hall to the legacy of the school’s founders—Milton and Catherine Hershey. Fifty-two years later, on Sept. 28, 2022, MHS...

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Sept. 27, 2022

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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Sept. 20, 2022

Milton Hershey School Makes the Racetrack a S.T.E.M. Classroom

Last week, 40 Middle Division students spent a day at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, Pennsylvania, learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) careers with the National Hot Rod...

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Sept. 7, 2022

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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