This is an ongoing project to provide a complete history of Kansas TSA pins.

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2025

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2024

Designed by Victoria Schenck Frontenac HS

2023

Designed by Jessica Carvalho Riverton HS

2022

Designed by Abby Otten Basehor- Linwood HS

2021

Designed by Olivia Lightner Basehor- Linwood MS

2020

Designed by Sicheng Wang Leavenworth HS

2019

Designed by Shayla Sturgis Riverton HS

2018

Designed by Melissa Hart Derby HS

2017

Designed by Levi Walls Derby HS

2016

Designed by Brian Bartlett Burlingame HS

2015

Designed by Shannon Keeter Chanute HS

2014

Designed by Kelly Stone Louisburg HS

2013

Designed by Keaton Kessler Wichita NE Magnet HS

2012

Designed by Joshua Lee Pittsburg Community MS

2011

Designed by Ruth DeLange Derby HS

2010

Designed by Ruth DeLange Derby HS

2009

Designed by Greg Lopez Pittsburg Community MS

2008

Designed by Jessica Leiker State Sergeant at Arms Colby HS

2007

Designed by Jessica Leiker State Sergeant at Arms Colby HS

2006

Designed by Jessica Leiker State Sergeant at Arms Colby HS

2005

Designer Unknown

2004

Designed by Mark Bonetti Chaparral HS

2003

Designer Unknown

2002

Designed by Nathaniel Shue Chaparral HS

2001

Designer Unknown

2000

Designed by Jeremy Roberts (01-02 National Treasurer) Osage City HS

1999

Designed by Rick Schmidt Osage City HS and Tom Bonetti Chaparral HS

1998

Designed by Walt Wiechen State Advisor - Chaparral HS

Other Kansas TSA Pins

Designed by Rick Schmidt and Walt Wiechen at the Lebo State Conference
Prior to 1998.

This was the first metal Kansas TSA Pin produced
It was manufactured incorrectly as the red and blue backgrounds are reversed. After a few years, this pin was more collectable than the correctly-produced version.
Designed by Walt Wiechen Chaparral Advisor.

The 2nd metal Kansas TSA pin
Note the corrected coloring.
Designed by Walt Wiechen,
advisor Chaparral High School

These were the first actual TSA pins developed by Kansas.
They were made of plastic.
Either late 1980’s by Bill Elrod or early 1990’s by Walt Wiechen.

Traded in the mid – 1980’s to mid-1990’s.

Traded in the mid-1980’s to mid-1990’s.

Designed by the Osage City Chapters and Advisor Rick Schmidt
Since there is a Kansas Jayhawk pin like this without the TSA, a document from a Kansas University Lawyer approving the design and its development was obtained.

Traded by only a select few because it had to be purchased from the state of Kansas.

Traded only by a select few because it had to be purchased from the state of Kansas.

Obtained by Bill, John or possibly Walt.  Walt was not involved with TSA for most of the 1980’s although he did help us run the 1986 National TSA Conference in Wichita.

Only traded by Osage City TSA at national conferences in the mid 1990’s.

Only traded by Osage City TSA at national conferences in the mid 1990’s.

Traded by Osage City students during years Kansas did not have a trading pin

Obtained by Osage City TSA/Rick Schmidt-Advisor and traded by several of the dominate Kansas TSA Chapters in the early 1990’s