We asked Rotorua Lakes High students why they love their school.
![Deputy head girl Maria Trass says Rotorua Lakes High is like family.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TZVKENEXKIHNV3AJ6RR6SH36ZE.jpg?auth=22419120a7e34909b6fcda573c53e23b71d009539e582491519a3c75f15a1f9c&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)
I think we get to know people a lot better. There are few people you don't know here, especially at Year 13 when the class gets smaller. It's like a family.
MARIA TRASS, 17
Deputy head girl