RTC proudly presented its 2^nd batch of 259 graduates to the country on Thursday, 4^th July, with the blessings from the Venerable Tshulag Lopen. The Chief Advisor to the Interim Government, His Excellency, Lyonpo Sonam Tobgay  was the Chief Guest and Her Royal Highness, Ashi Kesang Wangmo Wangchuck graced the ceremony as the Guest of Honor.

Along with completion certificates for the graduates, His Excellency also awarded the medal of excellence to the following students:

1.   Milan Subba (Academic  Excellence Award – BBA)
2.   Yeshi Wangmo (Academic  Excellence Award – B.Com)
3.   Yeshi Peldon (Academic  Excellence Award – BCA)
4.   Choki Lhamo (Academic  Excellence Award – BA)
5.   Thinley Wangdi (Leadership Award) 

In his address to the students, His Excellency empathized with graduates with respect to the difficulty they will face trying to find their footing in their careers ahead but he also spoke of hope by saying  “for most of the people, the time spent in the college is an unforgettable and special chapter of their lives as the experiences in the institution would have taught them to fight courageously and to learn voraciously”.

RTC would like to wish all the graduates  the very best of luck as each of you fight courageously and learn voraciously in all your future endeavors. 

On 15^th June 2013, the “Graduation Night” committee, along with Ms.Cathy, Mr.Arun, Mr.Suraj and Ms.Kimi of Royal Thimphu College organized a ‘Senior Night’ for the graduating class of 2013. The theme for the senior night was ‘Paris Night’. The event lasted for about four and half hours.  Most of the senior students came and enjoyed themselves by dancing and posing for the photographs at the entrance and dressed for the theme. Most of the females were wearing red, black or white dresses whereas most of the males were wearing suits. All the seniors who attended the event looked very beautiful and handsome in what they wore.

There were attractive prizes for the best dressed male and female, best couple and best entertainer of the night. The best dressed male went to Mr. Khedup Tobden. The best dressed female went to Ms. Kinley Choden. The best couple dressed went to Mr.Kinley Wangchu and Ms.Tshering Yangchen. The best entertainer for the night went to Mr. Jigme and Mr.Dago Retty. Mr. Jigme and Mr. Dago Retty were recognized as the best entertainers for the night as they were seeing dancing and entertaining the crowd all through the night.

On behalf of all the seniors, we would like to thank the graduation night committee and the staff and the faculty who organized such a wonderful and a memorable event. This will be an unforgettable event for us, the graduating students. May this trend last for all the students who will be graduating in the future. The minutes that we spent with each other that night will always be cherished and are a valuable memory for all of us. Once again, we would like to give a big thank you to the organizing committee. (Contributed by Sonam Choden Tshering)

On 8th June 2013, the RTC Music Club organized a “Musical Night” that was dedicated to the graduating class of 2013. The Musical Night was organized by the music director of the RTC music club, Mr. Chris Hall along with the members of the RTC music club. The audience enjoyed the 2.5 hour performance by the students and lecturers of RTC as well as the performances by the three local bands of Thimphu. The students who performed were very talented and showed their talent in their specific areas like the drums, guitar and vocals.

The staff who performed were also very talented specially Mr. Chris Hall who was on the drums for almost the entire show. Performances by the staff included singing by Ms. Kimi, Mr. Suraj, Mr.Subhajit and Mr. Rob’s rendition of Cheeseburger in Paradise. Some of the students who performed included Yeshi Bidha, Lhuendrup Dema, Arpan Tamang, Namgay Dorji, Lhakpa Tshering, Amir, Kachab, Salil Biswa and Tej. The highlight of this musical night was the performance by Mr. Suraj and his group – who received a. standing ovation. Lhakpa Tshering made this performance enjoyable with the shaking of his head and curls (Headbanging) and made it look like a rock concert.

There were few performances by the three local bands from Thimphu. These bands were the ‘Baby Boomers’, ‘Daydream Farmers’ and ‘Sonny Tobgay’. The band ‘Baby Boomers’ included some of the RTC students like Dawa Drakpa, Tej and Sonam Tobdhen. All the people who came to witness this show enjoyed all the performances. Finally, the Musical Night was a success and everyone, including staff and students of RTC, family members and friends of the participants and the participants enjoyed the whole show. All the participants put up a great show that received great applause at the end. Special thanks to the bands from Thimphu. Congratulations to all the participants for a great night. Good luck and best wishes to the ‘GRADUATING CLASS OF 2013’.