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Oct. 27, 2020

Milton Hershey School Health Center Provides for Daily Needs During Pandemic

Featuring Jamie Byerly, MHS Director of Nursing and Medical Services At Milton Hershey School, students’ medical, dental, psychological, behavioral, and social work needs are met on campus at the Health...

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Oct. 26, 2020

CBS21 Highlights Milton Hershey School Teacher’s Service in the Classroom and Military

Featuring Analyse Gaspich, Middle Division Teacher Harrisburg’s CBS affiliate, WHP-TV CBS 21, spotlights hardworking women in the Susquehanna Valley in their weekly Women at Work segment. The station recently aired...

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Oct. 23, 2020

Milton Hershey School, Hershey Trust Company Receive Court Approval to Advance Cost-Free Early Childhood Education Initiative

Milton Hershey School and the Hershey Trust Company received approval from the Orphans’ Court Division of the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas to advance the holistic Early Childhood Education...

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Oct. 23, 2020

The History of the Milton Hershey School Fish Fountain

More than fifty years ago, Milton Hershey School designed a building that could both be a lasting tribute to the school’s founders, Milton and Catherine Hershey, and a central location...

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Oct. 19, 2020

The Importance of Staff Mental Health and Self-Care During a Pandemic

Featuring Danielle Budash, MHS Licensed Psychologist To kick off the 2020-21 school year, the Milton Hershey School Elementary Division Psychological Services team provided training for teachers centered around the importance...

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Oct. 17, 2020

Safety First: How Milton Hershey School is Keeping COVID in Check

Featuring Tara Valoczki, Elementary School Principal Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Milton Hershey School has remained open to give students a safe place to live and learn. Harrisburg TV station FOX43...

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Oct. 16, 2020

The Importance of Tradition at Milton Hershey School

Milton Hershey School was created as a place of tradition for low-income children. Before Founders Hall was built in 1970, the MHS family gathered in the Hershey Theatre for chapel...

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Oct. 13, 2020

Milton Hershey School Achieves Second Accreditation for Campus Safety

Milton Hershey School was recognized for its commitment to campus safety with its second accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). This makes MHS the first...

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Oct. 13, 2020

Pandemic Plan: Milton Hershey School Supports Students in COVID Times

WHP-TV CBS 21 explains the ways Milton Hershey School is safeguarding its campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. The story highlighted specific MHS health and wellness protocols and included interviews with...

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Oct. 9, 2020

Milton Hershey School Founders’ Vision for Businesses and Community

A vibrant community has always been important to Milton Hershey’s vision for his school, his businesses, and the Hershey community. From his early work building a complete and thriving town...

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Milton Hershey School does not discriminate in admissions or other programs and services on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sex, religious creed or disability. Read important MHS policies on equal opportunity and diversity, equal employment opportunity, and more.