HS senior draws 411 portraits of his classmates as a parting gift

When many high school seniors are taking it easy their last semester of high school, 18 year old Philip Soussou would not rest until he finished a portrait for every single member of his graduating class at Boston Latin School.  That’s 411 portraits in all.

“I just expected people to be like ‘Wow, that’s a cool picture,’ and be on their way,” said 18-year-old Phillip Sossou. “But what happened was a lot of people were crying.”

The detailed drawings are donning the senior hallway, where everyone has been walking by in amazement. Even his teachers couldn’t help but be proud.

“At one point, he was trying to do 16 pieces of work a day just to actually meet the 411 goal,” said AP art teacher Stephen Harris.

“He tries to bring joy to his classmates, and I think this was definitely a way he could do that,” said guidance counselor Andrea Encarnacao.

What an amazing gift to his classmates.  That’s very “clippity clip” of you Phillip.  You’re incredible!

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