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Farewell, Class of 2010

Milton Hershey School bid farewell to the 163 members of the Class of 2010 on Sunday, June 13. Vincent Klomps was this year's valedictorian and Jessika Jones was the salutatorian.

As members of the Centennial year senior class, the class members were the first to wear the School's new graduation gowns. The president of the Senior Class, Cris Ramirez, was the first to carry the new MHS graduation mace. Created by middle students, under the direction of Teacher Scott Cordner, the mace is crafted from a beam from The Homestead, Milton S. Hershey's birthplace.

Author Jeannette Walls shared her experience of living in poverty as the keynote speaker of the day. Walls' memoir, "The Glass Castle," has been a New York Times best seller for more than three years.

Where are members of the Class of 2010 headed after MHS? Ninety-five percent plan to attend a four- or two-year college or technical school, while 4 percent will go directly into the workforce, and 1 percent will join the military.