Accepted, Welcomed and Loved
For MHS houseparents Sarah and Terry Donaher, home is a place where everyone feels accepted, welcomed, and loved. Learn more from the Donahers about how they are building a nurturing...
For MHS houseparents Sarah and Terry Donaher, home is a place where everyone feels accepted, welcomed, and loved. Learn more from the Donahers about how they are building a nurturing...
By Clare Ogle, an MHS houseparent I’ve written before about how our student home makes milkshakes almost every Sunday evening. It’s been a tradition for about six years. This year,...
By Sarah Donaher, a houseparent Before I met my husband Terry, I had never heard of Milton Hershey School. I knew of Hershey’s chocolate, but because I didn’t grow up...
By Terry Donaher, an MHS houseparent When I came to Milton Hershey School as a seventh-grader in 1992, I remember being dropped off by my mother and stepfather and receiving...
By Clare Ogle, an MHS houseparent A few months ago, I ran past a friend’s house and I saw these awesome flowers in her yard that looked like giant pom-poms...
By Clare Ogle, an MHS Houseparent At the beginning of the school year, we decided to take our student home on a hike. We wanted to do something outside that...
By Clare Ogle, an MHS Houseparent “Mom guilt” is everywhere. Social media, magazines, you name it—it’s out there. Am I doing enough for my children and our students? Am I...
By Clare Ogle, an MHS houseparent The schedule at Milton Hershey School is rewarding but rigorous—especially in Senior Division. There are chores to be done, rooms to keep clean, study...
By Clare Ogle, an MHS houseparent Trying to get my kindergartener to do his homework usually goes one of two ways: he’s either thrilled and can’t wait to do it,...
By Clare Ogle, an MHS houseparent I’m not convinced that Milton Hershey loved chocolate more than anything else. Why? Hear me out. I think Milton Hershey enjoyed chocolate, but I...