Friday, July 31, 2026
Cattaraugus & Allegany County, New York
Andover/Schools
Andover Central School named James Miller-Young as valedictorian and Naudia Pierson as salutatorian of its Class of 2026. Principal Molly Turner credited Miller-Young, a multi-sport athlete and National Honor Society member, with challenging himself academically through the New Visions Health Professions program; he plans to study biology at St. John Fisher University with an eye toward medical school. Pierson, also a National Honor Society member and multi-sport athlete, has been active in the school's PAWS after-school mentoring program and plans to pursue a finance degree in college. The announcement highlighted both students' combination of academic achievement and community involvement ahead of graduation.