There s just something about theater.
Kids from across the spectrum the athletes, the academically gifted, the outcasts and the typical theater fans can all learn something about themselves and find friends on the stage.
Angie Hillman knew that well.
“When you look at this cross section of students whose lives she changed, it was students from every one of those categories, said Jenny O Connor, a friend and former student of Hillman s.
In the days since Hillman s death Jan. 29 at the age of 51, students, family and friends have poured out stories of how Hillman impacted their lives. Hillman, who worked as the director of the creative and performing arts program at Churchill High School, likely impacted thousands of teens in her 20-plus years with Livonia Public Schools.