Greyson Chance, 15, spoke to students at Ben Milam Elementary on Tuesday about setting goals. The pop singer visited with his parents, Lisa and Scott, who lived in Wichita Falls before the family moved to Edmond, Okla., when Greyson was 3. Torin Halsey/Times Record News


Photo by Torin Halsey/Times Record News Greyson Chance, left, talks with Ben Milam Principal Jesse Thomas and Assistant Principal Julie Linthicum Tuesday before speaking to 600 students. When Scott Chance, Greyson’s father, asked Greyson’s manager if the family needed to move to Los Angeles to fuel Greyson’s career, he urged the family to remain in Oklahoma, where Greyson’s mother works as a nurse and Scott works in the insurance field. “They want Greyson to keep his Oklahoma ties,” Scott said. Lisa and Scott take turns traveling with Greyson.


Photo by Torin Halsey/Times Record News Ben Milam second grader Steven Lee asks pop star Greyson Chance a question in a Q&A session during his appearance Tuesday. Chance has toured in Europe and Southeast Asia, exploiting a voice that can flicker high or low. Then Greyson’s voice dropped about six months ago, forcing him to rerecord some of his music. “I like being a man now,” he said. “When it happened, we went with it.”


Photo by Torin Halsey/Times Record News Greyson Chance visits with Ben Milam Assistant Principal Julie Linthicum and her daughter, Glenna, 9. Chance said he feels confident in all venues — except shopping mall performances. “I get scared of those large crowds and how they might get out of hand,” he said. He had never spoken at a school before the Ben Milam appearance, he said.


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