BRASHER FALLS -- The St. Lawrence Central High School Class of 2015 valedictorian is Joel Truax and the salutatorian is Kody Kocsis.

Truax is the son of Bruce Truax of Brasher Falls and Heather Truax of Massena. He has participated in numerous extracurricular activities, including National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society and the SLC Theatre Program. He also played varsity football, where he was selected as the captain for his senior season, and was named First Team All-Northern.

Truax was the recipient of the Clarkson University Leadership Award and the Rochester Institute of Technology Computing Medal Award. He was on the Academic All-Northern team for football for all three years that he has participated at the varsity level. He will attend SUNY Polytechnic Institute to pursuing a degree computer and information science.

Kocsis is the son of Ronnie and Lena Kocsis of Brasher Falls. He has also participated in extracurricular activities including National Honor Society, Student Council and Spanish Club. He is a three-sport varsity athlete, participating on the soccer, hockey and lacrosse teams. He was captain for both the hockey and lacrosse teams, and has been named to the First and Second All-Northern teams in both sports.

Kocsis received the Innovation and Creativity Award from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He was on the Academic All-Northern team for his three sports for all three years he participated at the varsity level. He will attend SUNY Canton in the fall to study electrical engineering.