Cherokee Class of 2011 grad Margaret Montesanti recently graduated Villanova and entered Navy
Cherokee High School Class of 2011 Graduate, Margaret (Maggie) Montesanti, recently graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelors of Science degree in engineering.
In addition, she also graduated from Villanova Navy ROTC program and was commissioned into the Navy on the same day.
Montesanti is a proud graduate of Cherokee High School, where she was a member of the swim team, and was the executive officer of their NJROTC program.
Ensign Montesanti honored her past CHS NJROTC instructors by having Major Rory F. Meehan (USMC, Ret) have the distinct honor of acting as the Commissioning Officer to administer the Oath, and Barry M. Harvey (USN, Ret) was further honored as her “First Salute”. Also in attendance was Neal Peng, the current CHS NJROTC executive officer and recipient of a Navy ROTC Scholarship to Villanova University.
Montesanti will now take her skills to the fleet, and serve the country as a Surface Naval Officer onboard an amphibious assault ship in San Diego.