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Tag: Student Character and Leadership

PA State Legislators Challenged to be MHS Ambassadors During Campus Visit

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, nearly two dozen members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Policy and Children & Youth Services Committees, toured Milton Hershey School and experienced first-hand the school’s...

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Student Leadership Conference Focuses on Building Connections and Being Golden

On Saturday, Nov. 9, Milton Hershey School’s Senior Division Student Government Association (SGA) held its sixth annual leadership conference at Catherine Hall. Students heard firsthand leadership experiences and insights from...

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MHS Junior Helps Raise Breast Cancer Awareness in a Variety of Ways

At Milton Hershey School, there are no age limits when it comes to philanthropy. Students and staff across all divisions have been planning activities and events around breast cancer awareness...

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MHS Agriculture Students Grow Microgreens for The Hotel Hershey

This summer, as part of a nine-week internship opportunity, Milton Hershey School students interested in Agricultural and Environmental Education collaborated with The Hotel Hershey to learn the business of growing...

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Fourth-Annual Girls Grace Event Inspires Unity

Two hundred female Milton Hershey School high school students attended the school’s fourth-annual Girls Grace Conference on Oct. 18-19. The lock-in style event featured workshops focused on leadership and character...

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MHS Eighth-Graders Learn Good Decision-Making During Freedom Writers Visit

On Monday, Oct. 7, two former students from the original Freedom Writers, Cynthia Ray, and Tony Becerra visited Catherine Hall to speak to Milton Hershey School eighth-grade students about making...

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Students Learn Perseverance and Kindness Through Motivational Speaker Presentations

On Sunday, Sept. 22, Milton Hershey School welcomed well-known national youth motivational speakers Brian Williams and John “PUSH” Gaines to campus as part of the school’s annual Perseverance Through Adversity...

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Milton Hershey School Employees Kick Off 2019-20 Co-Pilot Mentoring Program

On Wednesday, Sept. 11, 78 Milton Hershey School employees met with 106 newly enrolled elementary-aged students to kick off the Co-Pilot Mentoring program for the 2019-20 school year. Milton Hershey...

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Zac Brown Band Percussionist Shares Life Lessons and Music with MHS Students

On Thursday, Aug. 29, world-renowned percussionist and Zac Brown Band member Daniel De Los Reyes visited with the Milton Hershey School high school band hours before taking the concert stage...

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Joel Smith ’02

Joel Smith ’02 enrolled at Milton Hershey School from Sicklerville, New Jersey as a sixth-grader. With a single mother raising four children and going to college, Joel found MHS as...

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