The path is forged and the future is bright.
The day saw students parade through the CBD streets, waving flags of their countries, before finishing with an official ceremony at the Queenstown Memorial Centre.
Queenstown councillor and iFly (adventure business) boss Matt Wong made the graduation address, encouraging graduates to keep the friends they had made close and figure out how best to apply themselves to the world.
Brand-new Queenstown Resort College (QRC) graduates filled the streets and halls with cheers and screams yesterday, as they received their shiny new qualifications to take them into the world.
Celebrating with mother Sue yesterday is Becky Seager, graduating with a diploma in adventure tourism management. She is about to start work at Air New Zealand. PHOTOS: RHYVA VAN ONSELEN
Some were the first graduates of the machinery learning fundamentals course, a new 16-week certificate QRC started offering last year.
QRC chief executive Charlie Phillips congratulated the graduates and commended them on the tight-knit community they had helped create at the college.
Graduating with QRC diplomas in adventure tourism management yesterday are Angus Ritchie (left) and Tane King.
About 80 graduated in person yesterday, with another eight in absentia, already away starting their new adventures.
