School Security Patch — Order This Winged Book & Lamp Shield
Design S0567A at a glance
A green shield bordered in maroon, carrying a gold winged open book with the lamp of knowledge burning above its pages — protection framed entirely in academic language. The arched lettering takes the school's name with the motto line beneath. Private academies and school districts order it when the safety team's patch must look like it belongs on campus, not borrowed from a precinct.
Shield shapeMaroon borderWinged open bookLamp of knowledgeArched school letteringMotto line
About this winged book and lamp design
Parents read campus security insignia carefully, and the difference between reassuring and alarming is mostly iconography. This shield takes every element from the academic tradition — the open book, the lamp, collegiate green and maroon — and lets the wings alone suggest guardianship, so the officer wearing it reads as part of the school community. For private academies especially, matching the crest language of the institution is the difference between a patch that gets approved and one that doesn't.
The arch takes your school's name, the motto line takes your own words, and the palette rethreads to your crest colors from a style guide. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order; proof within 6–12 hours and production only after your approval.
School security patch quick facts
- Embroidered academy shields run $3.00–$20.00 each by quantity, with a 10-patch minimum.
- Rush production is 7–10 days on every custom security patch.
- School teams usually order blazer sew-ons plus an iron-on run for event polos.
- Crest-colored rethreads from a school style guide are the most common change on academy patches.
- Shields run 3" to 4.5" for blazer and sleeve wear; banner versions run 8"+.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this academy shield: backing, size, and crest options
- Backing: sew-on for blazers and uniforms, iron-on for polos, velcro for event wear
- Sizes: 2"–12" — 3"–4.5" covers blazers and sleeves; 8"+ for banners
- Colorways: green and maroon as shown, or your school's crest colors matched from a style guide — preview in the markup tool
- Border: maroon overlock (shown) or merrowed edge
- Thread: any palette, including metallic gold book and lamp
- Artwork: the winged book integrates your school's existing crest elements, redrawn at no additional art charge
Who orders this design
Private academies, charter networks and school-district safety teams order this shield for officers working hallways, events and arrival lines. The academic iconography eases board and parent approval, and crest-color matching lets one design serve a multi-school network with each campus's own wording. Orders typically pair blazer sets with event-polo runs.
Custom school security patch pricing — embroidered
| Quantity | Price per patch |
|---|---|
| 10–19 | $20.00 |
| 20–29 | $14.00 |
| 30–49 | $11.00 |
| 50–74 | $6.50 |
| 75–99 | $6.00 |
| 100–249 | $5.50 |
| 250–499 | $3.00 |
Rush production in 7–10 days is available on all custom patches. Design your changes in the markup tool above, or get this patch quoted exactly as shown.
What your quote covers
- Your exact spec — quantity, size, backing, and colorway, priced to the piece
- A free digital mockup within 4 hours, before you commit to anything
- Rush production in 7–10 days whenever you need it
- No setup, digitizing, or art fees — the table price is the whole price
How ordering this patch works
Request a quote
Send this design (marked up or as-is) with your quantity. Quotes are answered 24/7 within 4 hours.
Approve your proof
Your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after ordering. Nothing is produced until you approve it.
We verify & produce
Law-enforcement orders are verified with your agency before production — standard practice since 1999.
Delivery confirmed
We confirm your shipping address by phone, then email tracking the day your patches ship.
🏛 Bidding for your department or agency? We answer bids, RFQs and purchase-order quotes — see how agency bids and RFQs work, or tick “This quote is for a bid” in the quote form.
School security patch questions
Can colors match our school crest exactly?
Yes. Send the crest, brand guide or hex codes and we thread-match the field, border and gold work, confirmed on your free mockup.
Can the motto line carry our school's own words?
It can — the line restitches to your motto in any language, with the proof showing diacritics and spacing before production.
Does this work for a district with several campuses?
Yes. One design, per-campus arch wording, quantities split across schools inside a single order.
Is the design appropriate for sworn school resource officers?
Many SRO programs wear academy-styled patches on campus assignments; check your agency policy, and we can add a small authority line if required.
How do I request changes to this design?
Use the "mark up this design" tool in the quote form — circle the book, pin notes on the arch, recolor to crest shades — and the marked version attaches to your quote.
Looking for a different patch, or a different starting point?
This page covers one academy-crest shield. For guard, patrol and firm layouts, the security patch lineup beyond this winged-book shield covers every uniformed role. Want the ordering groundwork first? The patch ordering guide that carries a school crest design from style guide to quote walks builds, backings and tiers.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.