It was a fun-filled, music-filled, sobering morning for Milford Middle School today. Students got to meet with Bill Ballenger, founder of Break the Grey, and his gang of interns for discussions on life, sobriety and friendship at a school assembly unlike any other. Students even got to attempt to perform popular dances like GS Boyz’s “Stanky Legg.”

The interns of Break the Grey introduced the program through a musical-montage of a girl being “played” by a boy she really liked and eventually being swept off her feet by a better suitor.

Other performances involved a girl who lived a rough life. Her family fought at home, she got into fights at school and she smoked and drank. Eventually, the girl felt there was no other choice but suicide, but a friend rushed in just in time to save the her life.

Ballenger then spoke to students about the importance of showing love to friends by keeping them safe. He said it was better to lose a friendship than for a friend to lose a life.

Ballenger and Break the Grey also visited Wawasee Middle School Wednesday afternoon. They’ll take on Wawasee High School Thursday at 8:15 a.m. to spread their message of love and life.

The band “Ballenger” will be at Wawasee High School for a free concert for the youth at 7 p.m. Thursday night. Doors open at 6 p.m. The first 50 students to show up will receive a Ballenger T-shirt along with a backstage tour prior to the show.