At Holme Podcast

Year 12, the final year, the last dance and arguably the most memorable. 

For the past two weeks our Fairholme seniors have been learning from the comfort of their own home. A start to their final year, some may not have anticipated or wanted. 

We sat down with Year 12 student, Lauren Scott, who shares the perks and challenges of online learning. 

Starting a new school can be daunting at the best of times, let alone beginning behind a laptop instead of in the classroom. Our Learning Enhancement and Co-Ordinator, Kylie Wallis shares some tips for our new Fairholme families. 

Eliza Mack began life in the Boarding dorms of Fairholme College as a Year 7 student in 2015.

The second-generation Fairholme College girl was excited to experience new opportunities she would have have been exposed to in her hometown of Moonie.

Six years on and Eliza is about to enter her final term as a Year 12 student and Head Boarder but the thought of goodbye has left her with mixed emotions.

On this episode, Kathryn Doyle sits down with Eliza to find out what life is really like as a Boarder.

No matter how much you know or care about sport, you couldn't have escaped the thrill of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 

Every four years we watch the sheer determination of our Aussie Athletes as they push their bodies to extreme limits.

Fairholme Old Girl and Rugby 7s player, Dom Du Toit is one of those athletes, fulfilling a life-long dream in Tokyo. Don't be fooled by her sweet smile, Dom is one of the toughest girls on the Australian Rugby 7s team. 

She started in the sport when she was just 15 years old. Representing Australia in the Youth Olympics before being added to the squad for the Rio Olympics as a reserve.

It was there she witnessed first-hand what it means to bring home gold and she wanted to feel that same elation for herself.

On this episode, Kathryn Doyle sits down with Dom to talk about what life as a Rugby 7s players is really like.