By Gabby, a senior at MHS People always say, “You can’t choose your family.” Well, I disagree. I like to believe I have two families: my biological family and my...
Rechanda Willis ’06 doesn’t know where she’d be today had it not been for Milton Hershey School. She enrolled at the age of 14 after moving to Virginia with her...
When Anir Sanders ’16 was in ninth grade, his mom told him about Milton Hershey School. “My family had recently went back to north Philadelphia. It was a really bad...
As a cautious eighth grader from Latrobe, Pennsylvania, just outside Pittsburgh, Olivia Lewis didn’t know what to expect when she enrolled at Milton Hershey School. “I wasn’t thriving at my...
As a young child growing up in New Hampshire, Elizabeth Eagleson was surrounded by violence, drugs, and alcohol – an environment that negatively influenced her academically. “Growing up, I didn’t...
Lulu Tunis ’04 brags about two things in her life: Milton Hershey School and IKEA. “My two obsessions are working for IKEA and Milton Hershey School,” she said. “It’s what...
“When my wife died—and we had no children—my old mother, who had been my abiding guide, said: ‘Milton, don’t let your millions spoil you,’ and right then I decided not...
By Mary, a senior at MHS The thought of graduation is mind-boggling to me because I’ve been at Milton Hershey School for six years. I came to MHS as a...
By Charity, a senior at MHS On the day I wrote this, we had 41 days until Commencement. Most of the time I’ve spent recently has been devoted to thinking...
What comes to mind when you think about the season of spring or summer? Fragrant flowers? Singing choirs of birds? For most people, spring has a rejuvenating effect across many...