CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There are 223 new members of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe after scoring high on the annual West Virginia history exam.
The top-performing eighth graders are usually knighted during a ceremony at the state capitol in Charleston but that wasn’t able to happen this year because of the coronavirus.
The students have been honored in the their individual counties in a variety of ways. State School Superintendent Clayton Burch said the state Department of Education will honor the students at a later date.
“These amazing students carry on a tradition of excellence as Knights of the Golden Horseshoe,” Burch said in a statement. “Though we have not yet been able to celebrate these incredible students, I want to express how proud I am of each one of them, and I know they will serve as incredible ambassadors for the Mountain State for many years to come.”
This year marks the 304th anniversary of the Golden Horseshoe tradition.
This year’s Golden Horseshoe recipients.