Bailey Gavin's leadership skills on and off the basketball court have seen her named as the 2016 Stratford High School head girl.
Bailey says becoming head girl has been part of her goal setting within the school since year nine.
"I have always looked up to the students in those roles and wanted the opportunity to take on the position."
Bailey, who has been playing national level representative sport for three years, says she believes she can use the leadership skills she has learned to encourage more students to get involved in sport at all levels.
As part of her role Bailey will be involved in leading one of two new portfolios. One of these involves leading a team of students to increase awareness of the school's HEART (honest, excel, aroha, respect, tolerance) values and creating strategies to put these values into practice.
