VOORHEESVILLE — Abigail Keating Goldfarb’s love of learning is boundless.

“I’ve always loved every single subject,” said Voorheesville’s valedictorian when asked about her favorite.

When pressed for a favorite teacher — she loved many of those, too — she singled out Stephannie Stoyle, her math teacher for four years. “She’s an amazing teacher, very organized,” said Goldfarb. “She keeps on top of everything. She’s a brilliant person.”

Goldfarb also admires social studies teacher David Lawrence, who serves as advisor for the high school’s Model United Nations team.

Goldfarb loved being on the team, following in the footsteps of her older sister, Sadye. “It helped shape my skills and abilities as a person,” she said. She liked the collaboration and “learning about pressing issues in the world.”

The Voorheesville team annually attends Model U.N. competitions on the campuses of Brown and Yale universities. “You meet kids from all over the world,” she said.

Goldfarb fell in love with Brown, she said, and was thrilled to be admitted to her first-choice school.

Goldfarb says she loved school from the very beginning — preschool at the Albany Jewish Community Center. She started kindergarten in Voorheesville at age 5 and then skipped ahead to first grade.

Her parents, who met as law school students,  are both lawyers who work for New York State. Her father, Robert Goldfarb, works in the Attorney General’s Office and her mother, Deirdre Keating, works in the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs.

Abigail says law school is a possibility for her but she is “excited to explore different subjects” at Brown University in Rhode Island.

Goldfarb said it was hard to write her valedictory speech. “How do you express your feelings for a place that’s done so much for you?” she asked. She decided to focus on “the biggest lesson” she’s learned: The importance of working hard and working together.

One of the ways she learned those lessons, Goldfarb said, is through sports. She was captain of both the track and cross-country teams.

Goldfarb started running track in seventh grade. The sport initially appealed to her because it was based on individual achievement. “No one can hold you back if you work hard,” she said.

But then she learned “the team dynamic is the best part.”

Goldfarb said, “I got so close with the kids on the team. We pushed each other to do our best.”