Well, advanced drama students at Grant Sawyer Middle School have a powerful anti bullying message and want students to know they are never alone.

For the past decade, students there have performed the play The Weight Of Your Words.

We were invited to one of this year's shows.

So we are presenting an anti-bullying play called The Weight Of Your Words.

it's a play that is based on two people in middle school who struggle differently, but yet the same when it comes to society and how other people feel about them and their expectations for them it's definitely big time realistic.

There's so many things going on in middle school.

It's about how, like, how your words could turn into very violent actions quickly.

And how, like, if you shut off your feelings too long and if you're not careful about what you say and what you do, it might be too late before you realize it is was written originally by students in Florida.

And then some of our students right here at Grant Sawyer middle school.

Usually the first couple weeks of school, we talk about different issues with bullying.

We read the script, we talk about what we liked about the script or what we think needs to be changed for the year.

And the kids really take it upon themselves to decide what changes they'd like to make.

It's important to like show awareness for bullying and what the consequences can be, it kind of just shows like you should really watch what you're saying, like the weight of your words can mean so much do you know the weight of your words?

Like, have you.

Have you said these words?

Do you know what can happen after a before or after you say those words?

So each student has a black shirt, and they wrote on the back of it or had me write a word that they have been called in their life as a bullying word, whether it's a racial slur or just a word in general that's made them feel uncomfortable.

And then the signs just for other words that they wrote down that they have heard said either on campus or where they live.

like there is no winning and losing.

You get bullied if you're really smart, but then again, you get bullied if you're if you're not smart at all.

I can't speak for everyone, but I do know that middle school is probably like way harder when it comes to society and fitting in and finding yourself.

it's amazing to be a part of this play because when I saw it in sixth grade, I was like, I want to be a part of this play.

we need to let kids know they're not alone, that if it is happening to them, there are people that they can go to and talk to You're proud of them?

I am extremely proud of them, Wonderful job.

So proud of all of those students.

Well, after each performance, the students hold a talkback with the audience to discuss bullying and their experiences.