All recipients are encouraged to visit the site to assure their name is listed. The database can be found at http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/goldenhorseshoe.html  

West Virginia Archives and History’s primary mission is to serve as a resource of our state’s rich history. The Archives website, www.wvculture.org/history, is the most comprehensive online resource for West Virginia Studies and features online quizzes, images, exhibits and databases. Students preparing for the Golden Horseshoe test are can to visit the site for additional study materials.  

Students who are inducted in to the prestigious society receive what some call one of the most treasured pieces of memorabilia of their school days, the Golden Horseshoe pin. These pins are awarded to eighth grade students who achieve the highest scores on the Golden Horseshoe test in their county.  

Realizing that some recipients have lost their pins over the years, the WVDE can help replace them. Anyone who has lost his/her pin can click here to download a form that can be sent in to order a replacement pin. http://wvde.state.wv.us/goldenhorseshoe/lost.doc  

For more information about the Golden Horseshoe test, contact Sharon Flack, Social Studies Coordinator, at (304) 558-7805.