The graduates are John Blaudschun, Travis Carey, Conor Flynn, Peter Hadden, Samantha Johnson, Zachary MacLeod, Taylor Russell and Justin Silva.

HANOVER — David McGee has guided his seven graduating seniors on their educational and spiritual journeys.

So, as the Master’s Academy principal bid them goodbye on Saturday morning, he reminded the students to keep God close when navigating life’s complicated paths.

“We’ve never talked about how easy it is,” McGee told the graduates. “We talked about how difficult choices can be. You will make choices every day about how you will live your life.”

The seven graduates make up just the third group of students to earn diplomas from the Master’s Academy, a private Christian school that opened six years ago.

Given their small numbers, Salutatorian Travis Carey said the group has closely bonded through the years during class trips and soccer games. Their commitment to one another and shared faith in God made the experience that much more meaningful, he said.

“I speak for everyone when I say God bless you,” Carey told the small group assembled at the First Congregational Church of Hanover. “For he has provided us with great memories and great friends to share them with.”

The bonds among students were not lost on school administrators, either.

“You have ministered with us, you have prayed with us and you have served alongside us, and we give thanks to God for your accomplishments,” said school board Chairwoman Lisa Laque.