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1909

The Hersheys’ original idea for a school has grown since 1909.

1910

The first four boys were admitted in September 1910.

1915

Sadly, Catherine Hershey passed away on March 25, 1915.

1929

At Milton Hershey’s insistence, beginning in 1929, students in grades six through twelve lived on farms, doing the field and dairy work.

1933

In 1933, the age range of admitted orphans was expanded from 4–8 years to 4–14.

1934

On November 15, 1934, the 25th anniversary of the founding of the school, the new Hershey Industrial School Junior-Senior High School (current Catherine Hall middle school) was dedicated.

In 1934, a junior-senior high school building was opened at the site with a capacity for 1500 students.

1953

The school's name was changed from Hershey Industrial School to Milton Hershey School in 1953, reportedly to eliminate the possibility of "industrial" connoting a reform school.

1959

In 1959, the school celebrated the 50th anniversary and made plans for the next decade.

1968

Following a 1968 decision upheld by the United States Supreme Court, which ordered the racial desegregation of Girard College, Milton Hershey School admitted its first non-white student.

1976

In 1976, the school expanded its definition of orphanhood to include "social orphans", those with single or divorced parents.

1977

The first eight girls arrived in March 1977.

2002

In 2002, the school had about 1,500 students; over the next two decades, the school grew to about 2,000 students.

2003

In August 2003, the Four Sacred Values were adopted; Mutual Respect, Integrity, Positive Spirit, and Commitment to Mission.

2004

The first annual Spartan Hall of Fame for athletics and visual and performing arts was held during homecoming on September 24, 2004.

2006

In January 2006, the school began an innovative program for seniors called Transitional Living.

2007

It was dedicated on August 8, 2007, as Catherine Hall.

2016

In 2016, eleven former students sued the school for invasion of privacy, alleging that an employee had hid a camera in a bathroom for senior male students.

2017

The school was sued in 2017 by former student Adam Dobson who was expelled for attempting suicide, and who later stated he was forced to watch a religious gay-conversion video.

In 2017, Milton Hershey School received its first accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) for its campus security.

2021

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