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Milton Hershey School
Office of Alumni Relations & Programs
P.O. Box 830
Hershey, PA 17033-0830
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PERMIT #91
Sept. 12 – Sept. 14
Homecoming 2014
Schedule at a Glance
Friday, Sept. 12
Saturday, Sept. 13
Sunday, Sept. 14
• MHSAA Homecoming Golf
Tournament
• Continental Breakfast
• Graveside Memorial Service
• Registration/Tickets/Voting
• Homecoming Chapel Service
• MHSAA Pig Roast
• Open: Dearden House and
Kinderhaus
• Memorial Grove Service
• Event Registration/Tickets/
MHSAA Voting
• Exhibit at Stacks Gallery
• MHSAA Annual Business Meeting
• Open Houses: Memorial Hall,
Catherine Hall, Senior Hall, Dearden House, Kinderhaus
• Homecoming Luncheon
• Spartan Hall of Fame Induction
• Hall of Fame Inductee and Exhibit Reception
• Welcome Home Picnic
• MHSAA Friday Night Fling
• Sunday Brunch
• Exhibit at Stacks Gallery
• Homecoming Football Game – The Cocoa Bean Game
• Dearden Alumni Campus Block Party
• Alumni Glee Club Rehearsal
• MHS Homecoming Banquet
• After-Dinner Entertainment:
Alumni Glee Club
• Reunion Gathering Rooms, Classes ending in 4s and 9s
Please use the registration form included with this brochure to register for
Homecoming events, or visit the MHS Alumni Relations website to register online:
www.mhsalum.org
Schedule of Events
Friday, Sept. 12
7:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
MHSAA Events
Deer Valley Golf Course, 101 Stoudt Rd., Hummelstown
Questions or special considerations related to Golf or the
Pig Roast should be directed to Jim Black: 717-576-2779 or
[email protected]. Deer Valley Golf Club: 717-583-4653.
7: 00 a.m.
Homecoming Golf Tournament
(Limited to 144 golfers; open to alumni, associate
members, honorary alumni, their family and friends) Proper
dress required: shirts with collars and no jeans.
Traditional golf prizes to be awarded. Shotgun start at
8 a.m. Tee and green sponsorship available; contact
MHSAA. Donate old clubs, etc., to MHS First Tee
program. $65 per golfer – includes continental breakfast,
golf, cart, Pig Roast and prizes. Golf must be prepaid
by Sept. 5. If not prepaid, the cost will be $75 at the
door, and must be paid by check or cash. Please
use the Homecoming Registration form to register
for golf.
12:30 p.m.
MHSAA Pig Roast
Open to alumni, family, friends, former and current MHS
employees. $25 per person if paid by Sept. 5/$30 per
person at the door, includes food, but no alcoholic
beverages. R.S.V.P. requested.
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Event Registration/Tickets/MHSAA Voting
Founders Hall Rotunda
Sign in and pick up tickets for Homecoming events. Vote for
MHSAA directors. Ballot included with this brochure. Only duespaying members may vote. Please note that members of the
Classes of 2009-2014 may vote and register for Homecoming
Banquet tickets, but are not required to pay dues.
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
“Around the World with Milton and Kitty”
Exhibit Clyde Stacks Visual Arts Center Gallery
This special show will feature the many personal
and business travels of Milton and Kitty Hershey.
Among their travels, the Hershey’s explored some
of the finest mountains, beaches, and hot springs
the world had to offer. In doing so, they collected
unique and fascinating postcards and treasures to capture
their experiences, many of which will be on exhibit.
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Open House: Memorial Hall, Catherine Hall,
Senior Hall
Guided tours offered at Memorial Hall, Catherine Hall, and
Senior Hall. Alumni must present a valid driver’s license
or passport at the main office of each school building in
order to obtain a visitor’s pass.
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Open House: Dearden House & Kinderhaus
Tour the Purcell Friendship Hall Interactive Learning Center that
honors the School’s rich agricultural heritage. The Dearden
House will also be open for tours.
Take the opportunity to visit the MHS Heritage Center at
Kinderhaus and view exhibits featuring HIS and MHS class
rings, architectural fragment garden, and a variety of others that
tell the story of the School and our founders.
If you would like to view photos from your time at the School
in the archives reading room, make an appointment with Sally
Purcell: 717-520-2010 or [email protected].
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Spartan Hall of Fame Induction
Founders Hall Auditorium
Join students, staff and faculty as MHS honors the 2013
Spartan Hall of Fame Inductees. No tickets required.
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Schedule of Events
3:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. – Noon
Spartan Hall of Fame & Milton & Kitty Exhibit
Opening Reception
Open: Dearden House & Kinderhaus
Clyde Stacks Visual Arts Center Gallery
Food and beverages for the reception will be prepared and
served by MHS Culinary Arts Students. The MHS Guitar
Ensemble will provide entertainment. R.S.V.P. requested.
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Welcome Home Picnic
9:00 a.m. – Noon
“Around the World with Milton and Kitty” Exhibit
Clyde Stacks Visual Arts Center Gallery
9 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
MHSAA Annual Business Meeting
Heritage Room, Founders Hall
Founders Hall
Retired and current MHS employees, friends and classmates join
together for food and fun! Donations to MHSAA appreciated and
can be made at the picnic. No tickets required; R.S.V.P. requested.
11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.
8:00 p.m. – Midnight
1 p.m.
MHSAA Friday Night Fling
Hershey Lodge, Cocoa Ballroom
Open to everyone. DJ - Dancing – Spin the Wheel – Cash
Bar – Light Snacks – Dance Contest. $10 per person. R.S.V.P.
appreciated, but also payable at the door.
Saturday, Sept. 13
7:30- 9:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Founders Hall Dining Room
7:30 a.m. – Noon
Registration/Tickets/
Voting
Founders Hall
Sign in and pick up tickets for
Homecoming events. Vote for
MHSAA directors. Ballot included
in this brochure. Only dues-paying
members may vote. Please note
that members of the Classes of
2009-2014 may vote and register for
free Homecoming Banquet tickets, but
are not required to pay dues. Voting to
close at Noon.
Homecoming Luncheon
MHS Ice Rink
R.S.V.P. requested.
Homecoming Football Game Kickoff
Henry Hershey Field
The MHS Spartans vs. the Hershey High School Trojans in the
annual Cocoa Bean Game. Come out and show your Spartan pride!
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Dearden Alumni Campus Block Party
Dearden Alumni Campus, 109 McCorkel Rd.
Following the Cocoa Bean Game, alumni and their guests are
invited to attend one of MHS’s newest Homecoming events –
The Dearden Alumni Campus Block Party! This family friendly
event will include music, carnival games, ZooAmerica wildlife
display, moon bounces, and other fun activities for young
and old alike. This alcohol-free event is open to all ages.
Due to limited parking at the Dearden Alumni
Campus, a shuttle bus will be available from
the Henry Hershey Field parking lot to the
Block Party following the game.
The event, including the rides and games,
is free. Food items and beverages will
be available for sale at a reduced
rate. All alumni who pre-register
can request up to four free food
tickets; each ticket is good for a
sandwich, french fries, a drink, and
a dessert. You may pre-register using
the Homecoming Registration form.
Schedule of Events
All Block Party tickets will be available for pick-up beginning at 4
p.m. at the Dearden Alumni Campus on Sept. 13.
Sunday, Sept. 14
Please note that this event overlaps with the Homecoming
Banquet.
8:30 a.m.
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Alumni Glee Club Rehearsal
Hershey Lodge
Anyone who sang in the Glee Club or who enjoys singing
is invited to perform following the Homecoming Banquet. Contact
Dick Reed for details: 814-653-8474 or [email protected].
6:30 p.m.
MHS Annual Homecoming Banquet
Hershey Lodge
Reunion classes will have reserved tables at the banquet and
reunion rooms following the banquet. Cash bar available near
reunion gathering rooms.
Winners of the MHSAA Raffle will be drawn and announced at
the banquet.
Adults only. Attire for the banquet is Sunday best.
Tickets required: Members of MHSAA and widows of alumni
are eligible to request up to 2 complimentary Banquet tickets.
Alumni may pay membership dues with their Homecoming
registration. Alumni who have not paid membership dues to
MHSAA will be charged $20 per ticket.
Please use the Homecoming registration form in this brochure to
reserve your tickets, or reserve them using online registration at:
www.mhsalum.org.
Reminder: If you registered for tickets, they are to
be picked up at Registration on Friday or Saturday
in Founders Hall, or at Hershey Lodge, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Saturday. All proceeds for banquet tickets will go to
the MHS Alumni Association. No one will be admitted
without a ticket; doors will close at 6:30 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
Alumni Glee Club Performance
Hershey Lodge
Alumni who sang in the HIS/MHS Glee Club and others who
enjoy singing will perform a variety of songs, many that are
familiar to alumni of the School.
Graveside Memorial Service
Hershey Cemetery
2014 Alumnus of the Year Jason S. Wolfe ‘87 will pay tribute to
MHS founders Milton and Catherine Hershey.
9:30 a.m.
Homecoming Chapel Service
Founders Hall Auditorium
R.S.V.P. requested. Please note: All School buildings are locked
and have special visitor access restrictions in place, including
Founder’s Hall during Sunday Chapel Services where the
accessible doors located at the portco’chere are open only until
9:30 a.m.
10:40 a.m.
Memorial Grove Service
Memorial Grove Pavilion
MHSAA’s annual service to memorialize alumni who passed
away since last Homecoming. All graduates are encouraged to
join us for this solemn and moving remembrance.
11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Sunday Brunch
Purcell Friendship Hall
Proceeds to benefit the Homestead Chapter of MHSAA. $10 for
adults in advance; $15 at the door. $5 for children 3-12. R.S.V.P.
requested.
2014 Spartan Hall of Fame Inductees
Milton Hershey School created the Spartan Hall of Fame to recognize the noteworthy accomplishments of members of the Milton
Hershey School family in the areas of Athletics and the Visual and Performing Arts. This unique award recognizes the recipients’
achievements while at MHS in hopes of inspiring current and future MHS students.
The inductees will be honored at a special ceremony on Friday, Sept. 12, at 2 p.m. in Founders Hall Auditorium. You are cordially invited
to join MHS Senior Division students and staff as we recognize the achievements of these individuals.
Athletic Inductees
Visual & Performing Arts Inductees
Jeff Tomacek ‘77
Robert Pike ‘42
Kandance Ferguson ‘03
Clair “Biff” Adam ‘54
Josh Pope ‘05
John Blevins ‘89
Eric Rush ‘05
Deanna (Bradley) Slamans ‘91
1988 4x4 (2-mile) Relay Team: Robert Carr ‘88, Sheldon Green ‘88, Kristen Simpson ‘88, Devvon Bradley ‘89
Jennifer Oda ‘01
Information & Special Announcements
Original Deed of Trust on Exhibit in Founders Hall
Visitor Access Restricted at School Buildings
The original Deed of Trust will be on exhibit in the Founders Hall
North Lounge during Homecoming weekend.
All School buildings are locked and have special visitor access
restrictions in place, including Founder’s Hall during Sunday Chapel
Services where the accessible doors located at the portco’chere
are open only until 9:30 a.m. when Chapel is to begin.
Reunion Classes, Prepare to Celebrate!
Class Agents and other class volunteers are busy making plans
for individual reunion celebrations in addition to the weekend
events listed in this brochure. If you graduated in a year ending
in "4" or "9", please contact your class agent or reunion planning
volunteer for details. For a list of Class Agents, phone: 800-2924647 or 717-520-2045.
Win up to $ 10,000 Cash with MHSAA Homecoming
Raffle
The winners will be drawn on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the
Homecoming Banquet. You do not need to be present to win.
Please support this MHSAA fund raising effort. Tickets are $100
each. Top prize is $10,000; two, $1,500 winners and four, $500
winners. Only 300 tickets to be sold.
Lodging in the Hershey Area
For a list of lodging facilities that offer discounts to MHS alumni
for Homecoming, visit www.mhsaa.org. If you have no access to
the Internet, phone the MHS Alumni Association Office.
Visits to Student Homes need to be pre-arranged with the
houseparents.
Accommodations needed for persons with disabilities?
Milton Hershey School provides reasonable accommodations for
persons with disabilities at special events sponsored by the School.
Questions about the accessibility of programs and events, and
requests for accommodations at School-sponsored events, should
be directed to Campus Services and Central Monitoring (717-5202647) at least 72 hours (3 days) prior to the event. Please note that
the School does not provide wheelchairs or other mobility devices.
Questions?
Milton Hershey School Alumni Association: 800-292-4647 or
717-520-2045, on Tuesdays or Thursdays
Milton Hershey School Alumni Relations & Programs: 888-MHS-ALUM (647) 2586 or 717-520-2030
Homecoming Registration
Register and pay online at www.mhsalum.org; or, mail or fax completed form with payment to:
Milton Hershey School Alumni Association, P.O. Box 133, Hershey, PA 17033-0133;
or Fax: 717-520-2044
Reservation deadline: Sept. 5, 2014
First and Last Name:
Class Year or Affiliation with MHS:
Maiden Name:
E-mail:
Phone: (
)
Mailing Address:
City, State, ZIP:
q Check here if the address or other contact information above is new.
MHSAA Membership
If you are a member of MHSAA, please circle the type of membership.
Life Member Honorary Member Young Alumni Member Annual Member Associate Member
(Classes of 2009-2014)
If Annual or Associate Member, please renew your membership for 2014-15 below. MHSAA also welcomes new annual and
associate members.
Annual, Young Alumni, Life and Honorary Members of MHSAA, may vote for candidates running for the MHSAA Board of Directors.
All members of MHSAA and widows of alumni also qualify for up to two complimentary tickets to the Homecoming Banquet,
and may request these tickets using the form below or online at www.mhsalum.org.
Dues for Sept. 1, 2014 – Aug. 31, 2015
______ x $30 = $________
# Attending
Total $ Due
Friday, Sept. 12
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• Annual MHSAA Homecoming Golf Tournament
_____ x $65 = $________
Others in my foursome:
_________________________________________
• MHSAA Pig Roast
_____ x $25 = $________
• Spartan Hall of Fame and Milton & Kitty Exhibit Reception _____ N/C
• Welcome Home Picnic
_____ N/C
• Friday Night Fling at Hershey Lodge
_____ x $10 = $________
Homecoming Registration continued on back cover...
Homecoming Registration continued...
# Attending
Total $ Due
Saturday, Sept. 13
• Continental Breakfast
• Pre-Game Homecoming Picnic
• Dearden Alumni Campus Block Party
(Overlaps with the Homecoming Banquet)
Limit 4 tickets per graduate
• Annual Homecoming Banquet
Limit 2 tickets; Adults only
_____ N/C
_____ N/C
_____ N/C
Life, Annual, Young Alumni, Honorary, or
Associate Member of MHS Alumni Association
Widow of Graduate
_____ N/C
_____ N/C
MHS Graduate, but not a member
of MHS Alumni Association
_____ x $20 = $________
Sunday, Sept. 14
• Chapel Service
• Alumni Brunch at Purcell Friendship Hall
Adults not pre-paid will be charged $15 at the door.
Children 3-12
_____ N/C
_____ x $10 = $________
_____ x $5
= $________
MHSAA Fundraising Programs
MHSAA Homecoming Raffle Ticket
I’d like to make an additional contribution to MHSAA:
______ x $100= $________
$________
TOTAL PAYMENT ENCLOSED:$________
PAYMENT METHOD: q Check q Mastercard q Visa
Please make checks payable to: Milton Hershey School Alumni Association.
Card #
Signature
Exp. Date:
✃
(Required for credit card payment only)

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