West Virginia supported me when I won the gold medal. Show your pride in our great state by supporting Golden Horseshoe, the musical.... P.S. They mention ME in the show too!
It's a West Virginia history test! The Golden Horseshoe test is given annually to eighth graders in West Virginia. The test started in 1931—it's the longest running program of its type in any state. The test covers West Virginia history, geography, geology, politics, sociology, etc. The top scorers in each county are invited to Charleston for a knighting ceremony, where they become Knights or Ladies of the Golden Horseshoe. They receive a Golden Horseshoe pin with the state motto—"Montani Semper Liberi" ("Mountaineers are always free").
Golden Horseshoe unfolds in historical, musical scenes in an eighth grader's imagination, as we meet John Brown, Stonewall Jackson, and many more. The show is educational and historical, funny and touching, entertaining and uplifting.
