A Vision for the Whole Child Approach
Milton and Catherine Hershey loved to travel, attend the opera, and entertain friends. Even though they led what looked like a charmed life, something was missing—children. When they created the...
Milton Hershey School News
Oct. 2, 2020
Oct. 1, 2020
New Hampshire Teenager Flourishes at Milton Hershey School
Growing up in poverty in New Hampshire, Brianna Davis and her family faced many difficult times, even at one point living out of a hotel room. Then one day, a...
Sept. 30, 2020
Milton Hershey School, Hershey Trust Company Seek to Expand Impact and Reach Through New Cost-Free Early Childhood Education Initiative
Milton Hershey School and the Hershey Trust Company today filed a petition in the Orphans’ Court Division of the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas requesting authorization to develop and...
Sept. 25, 2020
Then & Now: Life at Milton Hershey School
Providing a life experience that takes into consideration the whole-child approach has been the priority of Milton Hershey School since its founding in 1909 as the Hershey Industrial School. Life...
Sept. 23, 2020
Founders Hall Undergoes Renovation of Visitors Center
Founders Hall is an iconic building at Milton Hershey School that lives as a lasting tribute to the founders, Milton and Catherine Hershey. The recent Founders Hall renovation project tells...
Sept. 21, 2020
Milton Hershey School Announces Five-Year Strategic Plan
Milton Hershey School has announced its newest five-year strategic plan called the MILT Plan: Our Future in Focus. The plan outlines the school’s priorities for the next five years while...
Sept. 18, 2020
Milton Hershey School Founders’ Intent Achieved Through Students and Staff
Milton and Catherine Hershey communicated their founders intentions for the Hershey Industrial School and its programming in the Deed of Trust, signed on November 15, 1909. Many of their intentions...
Sept. 17, 2020
Milton Hershey School Teacher Recognized as Only Female to Graduate PA Army Officer Candidate School
Milton Hershey School Middle Division teacher and field hockey coach, Analyse Gaspich to graduate from U.S. Army Officer Candidate School (OCS). She spent 15 months training and is now a...
Sept. 15, 2020
Milton Hershey School Food Services Shifts Meals During Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Milton Hershey School continues to provide a whole child care to more than 2,000 students. MHS believes providing for the daily needs of all students is...
Sept. 14, 2020
Focus Fun Continues as Milton Hershey School Student Home Holds Two Parties in One
Remember the student home decoration contest during Opening of School festivities? Each of the contest winners—nine student homes and two Transitional Living (TL) buildings—recently celebrated their creativity with a well-deserved...