The Catholic Sun
Out of 5,100 entries, Emily Thu Nguyen took home the top prize to win the Southwest Airlines tie design contest for its Adopt-A-Pilot program.
Elizabeth Thu Nguyen won a nationwide drawing contest to design a tie for Southwest Airlines’ Adopt-A-Pilot program. (Photo: Southwest Airlines Facebook)
Several Southwest Airlines staff members from its Dallas headquarters flew to Phoenix Feb. 24 and joined the school’s own resident Southwest Adopt-A-Pilot for the surprise announcement.
Now a sixth-grader, Nguyen showed the entire student body at Ss. Simon and Jude the framed memento of her achievement during the awards assembly. It showcased her original colored pencil design next to the physical tie that features slight modifications – namely the addition of the U.S. flag.
Nguyen’s name and school now grace the back of the tie worn by some 900 Southwest Airlines pilots nationwide. They’ve only been wearing it two weeks, but comments from passengers, flight attendants and passersby are already stacking up.
The neckwear is among a handful of themed ties the airline allows its pilots to wear. Nguyen’s achievement also means she and her family get three tickets on Southwest Airlines. Nguyen said when her family travels, it’s often by car to California, but being able to fly there will make it quicker.
The tie design contest isn’t the first art contest in which Nguyen fared well. Her design for Ss. Simon and Jude’s Accelerated Reader effort was selected as the winner last school year.
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