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Milton Hershey School starts student home construction on former golf course site
Oct 24, 2016 | Pennsylvania Live
By Barbara Miller
Milton Hershey School is starting construction of 32 new middle school student homes on what it calls its "Legacy Campus" in South Hanover Township. -
Milton Hershey School to add 32 new student homes
Oct 24, 2016 | WGAL Lancaster - NBC
Milton Hershey School will officially begin construction on 32 new students homes on Monday. The expansion is part of President Gurt’s 2020 Vision goal to grow enrollment to 2,300 students in order to provide a life full of possibilities to more students. -
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Oct 24, 2016 | NBC Harrisburg
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Oct 21, 2016 | ABC Harrisburg
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Milton Hershey School starts student home construction on former golf course site
Oct 24, 2016 | Pennsylvania Live
By Barbara Miller
Milton Hershey School is starting construction of 32 new middle school student homes on what it calls its "Legacy Campus" in South Hanover Township.
The expansion will be next to 32 existing homes built on the adjacent Venice South campus, and part of the school's effort to enroll 2,300 students by 2020.
In September the school welcomed 90 new students to campus, and enrollment reached a new peak of 2,018 students for 2016-17.
The Legacy Campus homes will be named for individuals and places that played a significant role in the lives of Milton and Catherine Hershey and the development of the school.
The latest expansion comes after a controversial vote by South Hanover Township supervisors in February 2015 to allow institutional use on the former Hershey Links golf course, which Hershey Trust Company bought in 2006.
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Milton Hershey School to add 32 new student homes
Oct 24, 2016 | WGAL Lancaster - NBC
Milton Hershey School will officially begin construction on 32 new students homes on Monday. The expansion is part of President Gurt’s 2020 Vision goal to grow enrollment to 2,300 students in order to provide a life full of possibilities to more students.
“This historic growth is a milestone for the school as we grow to serve more children from lower income families,” said MHS President Pete Gurt ’85. “As a proud alumnus, I am grateful to lead the school and to continue to honor the mission that Milton and Catherine Hershey generously created to improve the lives of thousands of children.”
The new student homes will be built adjacent to the 32 existing homes on the School’s newly named “Legacy Campus” in South Hanover Township. The name of each student home, which will house middle school students, will be historically significant. The Legacy Campus will honor and celebrate the individuals and places that played a significant role in the lives of Milton and Catherine Hershey and the development of the school.
In September, Milton Hershey School welcomed more than 90 new students to campus during its most recent Enrollment Day. Their arrival marks a new peak enrollment of 2,018 students for the 2016-17 school year.
This growth also will allow the school to hire more teachers, houseparents and additional support staff. These family-sustaining jobs will add direct tax revenues to municipal government and contribute to the overall local economy.
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Oct 24, 2016 | NBC Harrisburg
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Rough transcript: and today in dauphin county, milton hershey school started construction on new student homes to accommodate in the population. let's go to hannah mcdonald. hannah: good morning the new construction will be on the other side of catharine hall on milton hershey's legacy campus. the private school is adding 32 new homes for its middle school students. this expansion goes hand-in-hand with the president's goal to have enrollment reach 2300 students by 2020. this new construction will house about 300 new students. right now, enrollment is at 2018 students and this project is a critical piece to making their enrollment goal happen in the next three years. there are currently 163 student homes on campus. the school president says more space they can serve more low income families. the new 32 homes will be named after places and people significant to milton hershey's life, and the construction should take about three years. i'm hannah mcdonald back to you.
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Oct 21, 2016 | ABC Harrisburg
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Rough transcript: construction has started on a controversial plan to expand the milton hershey campus. the private schpol says they've heard the community's concerns and have adjusted plans. janel knight is live in derry township with the details. janel? the plan is to add 32 new homes for middle school students they say more housing means more kids will be able to go to the school and get a private school education. the new homes won't be in hershey but in south hanover township. it will connect to the rest of campus but the project doesn't come without controversy. many community members are worried about congestion and what that will do to property values. but township supervisors stil approved the plan. milton herhsey's president says they have addressed those concerns as much as possible even tweaking their plans. eight homes could be finished by the end of next year. the entire project could be completed in about three years. working for you live in dery township janel knight abc 27 news.
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