Helping Young Leaders Innovate

Southwest Airlines is proud to recognize and celebrate young leaders in our communities. Through our support of the Congressional Art Competition and the Congressional App Challenge, we’re able to champion STEM and the arts nationwide. We’re honored to support these bipartisan competitions, which celebrate students from across the country and empower them to thrive.

For 17 consecutive years, we’ve partnered with the Congressional Institute to sponsor the Congressional Art Competition, through which a talented young artist from each district is selected to have their artwork adorn the walls of the U.S. Capitol for a year. By providing travel to the national reception in Washington, D.C., for the winners and their families, we’re able to demonstrate our commitment to arts education in more than 370 communities. And, for the first time this year, Southwest teamed up with the Internet Education Foundation to be the Official Airline Sponsor of the Congressional App Challenge, which focuses on STEM, coding, and computer science education and seeks to inspire and engage students traditionally underrepresented in the tech community. If selected, students have the ability to showcase their apps in an interactive display on Capitol Hill.

At Southwest, innovation and creativity are encouraged from every corner of the Company, and our strategic partnerships and advocacy efforts allow us to continue doing what’s right by championing our communities. By investing in STEM and the arts, we embolden the future workforce and give them the tools to be successful. We’re proud to recognize these young leaders and their accomplishments, and supporting their travel to Washington, D.C., is another example of how we fulfill our Purpose of connecting People to what’s important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel.

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—Murphy McNutt, Community Outreach