Annual Duck Parade Brings Smiles As Students Help Duck Family Reach Pond

April 30, 2026

Every spring, students at Milton Hershey School take part in a sweet tradition that helps a mother duck safely lead her babies to a nearby pond.

On Monday morning, students lined the hallways for the school’s annual “duck parade,” helping a mother duck and her ducklings safely travel from the school’s enclosed courtyard to a nearby pond.

The tradition began about ten years ago when a mother duck started returning to the courtyard each spring to lay her eggs. While the space is a safe nesting spot, there’s one problem: once the ducklings hatch, there’s no easy way for the family to get back out.

That’s where the students step in.

“There’s no way for her to get out. So, then we create a parade route for her,” Principal Amanda Smith explained. “Students line the halls, from the courtyard all the way out here to the water, and we guide her and her babies out so they can go out to the pond.”

The special event has become a favorite tradition among students, who eagerly wait each year for the duck family’s journey to the water.

“They're so excited about the ducks. They're so excited about being part of this,” Smith said. “They love watching them.”

After the parade, many students continue visiting the pond throughout the year to check on the ducks and watch the ducklings grow.

It’s a simple act of kindness that has turned into a beloved school tradition, proving that sometimes the smallest parades can leave the biggest smiles.

 

 

feel good videoDogs Are Forced To Wear The Things They Steal — And It’s Hilarious

feel good storiesHumane Societies Are Saving Feral Cats By Giving Them Jobs

feel good storiesMeet Chonkers - The 2,000-Pound Sea Lion Taking Over San Francisco’s Pier 39

feel good storiesThis Groundhog’s Dig Revealed a 19,000-Year-Old Secret

feel good storiesMom Left Speechless After Reading Son’s Mother’s Day School Assignment

feel good videoAnnual Duck Parade Brings Smiles As Students Help Duck Family Reach Pond

feel good videoThey Put a German Shepherd in Charge of Babysitting a Group of Doberman Puppies

feel good videoHealing With Harmony: Nurse Goes Viral For Singing To Patients After Surgery

feel good videoDog Watches Man Throw Football on TV and Has the Most Hilarious Reaction

feel good videoUPS Driver Hailed a Hero After Saving Little Calf