Mario Rosales Jr., a 10th-grade student at Batavia High School, was selected as the Staff Honor Cadet at the 2017 Buffalo training.
Mario was selected by the Navy Sea Cadet Corps commanding officers for the honor. Cadets from several divisions across various states attended the training. Mario served as the company commander for the Alpha company and is also a petty officer in the Sullivan's Division.
Mario is a member of the varsity cross-country and track teams at Batavia High School and works part-time at Ed Arnold Scrap Processors during the summer. He is the son of Mario and Gretchen Rosales, of Batavia. He is the grandson of Al and Sue Rosemark, from Elba, Vicki Brownell, of Albion, and Antonio and Virginia Rosales, of Mexico.
