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New Spartan Academy: Where Milton Hershey School Students Start www.mhskids.org/blog/new-spartan-academy-where-milton-hershey-school-new-students-start/

By Alyssa Hostetter, MHS Family Relations and New Student Transitions Counselor New beginnings can foster both excitement and fear—especially for children. Milton Hershey School is dedicated to ensuring that new...

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Houseparenting: The Career That Changed My Life www.mhskids.org/blog/houseparenting-the-career-that-changed-my-life/

By Kelly Stipe, Former MHS Houseparent On Sunday, June 12, we watched online as a number of the boys we nurtured, mentored, and cared for as houseparents, walked across the...

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Milton Hershey School Class Reflections: What I Didn’t Know I Would Learn www.mhskids.org/blog/milton-hershey-school-class-reflections-what-i-didnt-know-i-would-learn/

By Madison Rodriguez ’22, MHS Alumna July 30, 2018 will always hold a special place in my heart. This was the day I enrolled at Milton Hershey School. I was...

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Milton Hershey School Class Reflections: Learning to Face My Fears www.mhskids.org/blog/milton-hershey-school-class-reflections-learning-to-face-my-fears/

[…] as I reach new opportunities. None of this would have been possible had MHS—my teachers, mentors, houseparents, and more—not taught me to be fearless. Learn More About the Class of […]

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Milton Hershey School Class Reflections: The Definition of Family www.mhskids.org/blog/milton-hershey-school-class-reflections-the-definition-of-family/

[…] family. That was only the beginning. Since being at MHS, I have spent Christmases with mentors, Easters with teachers, and Thanksgivings with houseparents. I have traveled across oceans with lunch […]

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Milton Hershey School Lifer Shares the Meaning of Being a Graduate www.mhskids.org/blog/milton-hershey-school-lifer-shares-the-meaning-of-being-a-graduate/

By Kyle Russell, MHS Senior, Class of 2022 As a “lifer,” I believe that being a graduate from Milton Hershey School means so much more than just earning a diploma...

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Milton Hershey School Lifer Makes Her Younger Self Proud www.mhskids.org/blog/milton-hershey-school-lifer-makes-her-younger-self-proud/

By Arlene Samayoa-Rodas, MHS Senior, Class of 2022 Spending more than 12 years at Milton Hershey School and earning the distinction of a “lifer” is such an honorable, rewarding title—but...

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Walking Down Memory Lane with Houseparents at Milton Hershey School www.mhskids.org/blog/walking-down-memory-lane-with-houseparents-at-milton-hershey-school/

[…] best in people, just like my houseparents did in me. Houseparents are role models and mentors. They become family. You just build those relationships that last forever. I still keep […]

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Partnering Together to Impact Youth as Milton Hershey School Houseparents www.mhskids.org/blog/partnering-together-to-impact-youth-as-milton-hershey-school-houseparents/

Featuring Lee and Kelly Held, MHS Houseparents With a love for teaching children, Lee and Kelly Held met in Houston, Texas, where together they taught at-risk youth. After several years...

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Caribbean Couple Finds Calling as Milton Hershey School Houseparents www.mhskids.org/blog/caribbean-couple-finds-calling-as-milton-hershey-school-houseparents/

Featuring David and Beverly-Ann Fraser, MHS Houseparents “Over 22 years ago, we migrated from the Caribbean to be a part of a church family in Brooklyn, New York, and became...

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