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Jan. 8, 2021

Milton Hershey School Announces Derry Township Site for First Cost-Free Early Childhood Resource Center

Milton Hershey School (MHS) has announced that it plans to build the first Early Childhood Resource Center (ECRC) of its Early Children Education Initiative in Derry Township. The location will...

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Jan. 6, 2021

Education Week Highlights Milton Hershey School for Keeping Teacher Morale High During the Pandemic

Featuring Tara Valoczki, Elementary School Principal To help our teacher morale during the COVID-19 pandemic, Milton Hershey School has provided a host of unique wellness supports. Education Week spotlighted these...

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Jan. 4, 2021

2020 November and December Milton Hershey School Middle Division Scholars of the Month

Seventh-grader Trinity Greenwaldt and eighth-grader Steven Dao have been recognized as the Milton Hershey School Middle Division Scholars of the Month for November and December 2020. MHS teachers nominate students...

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Dec. 29, 2020

Milton Hershey School Students Share Their 2021 New Year’s Resolutions

As Milton Hershey School embarks on a new year, we look forward to the positive new beginnings it will bring to our school and community. To celebrate, we asked some...

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Dec. 28, 2020

2020: Exceptional Times, Exceptional People

For more than 111 years, Milton Hershey School has been the leader in exceptional, safe education for children and providing opportunities for students to thrive inside and outside of the...

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Dec. 23, 2020

Milton Hershey School Hosts Twitter Chat About the Importance of Mentoring in a Virtual World

The coronavirus pandemic and the idea of physical distancing has left many feeling anxious, isolated, and overwhelmed and looking for mentorship. In a recent survey of high school students released...

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Dec. 21, 2020

Milton Hershey School Students Donate Stockings to Soldier’s Angels

This holiday season, Milton Hershey School Senior Division students donated holiday stockings for heroes as part of Spartan Community OutReach (SCOR). “We wanted to find a project for the holidays...

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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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