VOORHEESVILLE – Steven Wang will spend his summer in Taiwan, teaching English before starting his freshman year at Dartmouth College in the fall.
Wang is Clayton A. Bouton High School’s class of 2007 valedictorian. He moved to the Voorheesville School District when he was in third grade. His time here, he said, was "good."

At the start of his valedictory address to his fellow graduates, their families and friends, Wang reminisced about the high-school graduation of his brother nine years ago. That graduation, he said, was at the Albany Academy. He remembered that Andy Rooney – the curmudgeonly CBS commentator of 60 Minutes – was the guest speaker. After the ceremony, Wang asked for Rooney’s autograph, he said. Rooney curtly replied that he didn’t sign autographs and walked away.

Wang pointed out that the atmosphere in Voorheesville is much warmer and friendlier.
He went on to thank his parents, friends, "and those who have fed me."
In his speech, Wang wanted to focus on "how we live moment to moment," he told The Enterprise prior to the June 22 ceremony. "Today is a good moment," he said. "We have a lot to look forward to."
Wang is looking forward to "the new experience" of college, he said. He is not yet sure what he will study. "I’ll determine that when I see all the options," he said.

Wang was on the tennis team at Voorheesville, and played viola in the school band, he said. He likes math and English, he added.
"I think there’s some fear with anything that’s unknown," Wang said. Voorheesville is confined, and leaving the comfort of home, he said, is going to be "strange."
His advice to younger students: "Find something that you love, even if it’s not school; you should try as hard as you can to pursue something that you love."