Philip Writing Award

Philip submitted an entry to a student magazine contest sponsored by the  Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.  His entry placed first of 37 in the category of Consumer Magazine Article About People..

The story he wrote is about Maris. It is called He Jumped, I Followed. 

 Here are the judge's comments about Philip's article:

"Articles—People.  Judge: Dick Stolley, senior editorial adviser at Time Inc. and founding editor of People.

First Place:  “He Jumped, I Followed,” for The New Yorker

Why it won:
"The death by suicide of the author’s older brother leads him into a painful investigation of the reasons why he threw himself off a seven story parking garage in faroff Hawaii. Although we know the outcome, the author manages to create amazing suspense as he interviews his brother’s friends, scrolls through his cell phone, recalls his troubled adolescence and surprising Air Force enlistment. Suicide is the ultimate puzzle, and we never really learn why. But we do achieve an understanding of the 22-year-old himself and grieve for him almost as if we were family members ourselves."

We are very, very proud of Philip.  I know Maris is, too.. 

See a list of winning entries and read the the judges' comments about them.