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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

The Pitch
The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

The Pitch
Cheer looks on and supports as Poms performs during halftime. The crowd roared as the team performed their signature snake move.

Getting a quick look at Poms before counties

Blake Bailey, Online Opinion Editor
December 13, 2022
Led in front by seniors David Bowers and Gabriel Manzano, the male poms team leans backward during their performance. This part of the routine was something many have seen during the football games by the female poms team, so it resulted in many cheers and screams from the crowd.

Behind the scenes of the Male Poms performance

Jillian Ward, Managing Editor
March 31, 2022
The cheer team hypes up the crowd at an away football game. From left to right, Gigi Elizabeth, Ava Franke, Tati Rivero, and Laura Mata. WJ cheer does this at every game and is a big reason why WJ has the best student section in the county.

Funding for Cheer and Poms Raise Concerns

Andrew Plotnick, Online Sports Editor
November 15, 2021
Sophomore Madison Fraser finishes her first homecoming game performance with Poms. This performance was a longer version of their usual routine and was a crowd favorite.

WJ Poms Team adds trending TikTok dances to their routine and surprises students

Nicole Weaver, Film Editor
October 19, 2021
The Poms pose with the drum-line after their third place win at the Damascus Invitational competition.

WJ Poms team finishes their season strong

Lily Salvatore, Staff Writer
February 20, 2020
The Poms perform their iconic snake while the crowd goes wild. The snake is a staple of WJ halftime shows.

Poms scrambles to find new coach

Lily Salvatore, Staff Writer
October 29, 2019
The pep rally was what some may call pathetic. One lone student, senior Jack Paschal, sat and wathced. Photo by Sophie Becker

WJ solves overcrowding problem, goes too far

Matt Garfinkel and Trevor Kanter
April 1, 2019
The new poms team excels at the classic move the snake. Male poms shocked when the performed at the pep rally.

Male poms replace real poms

Allie Nadelman and Lilli Konicoff
April 1, 2019
Male poms pose for a quick photo before the big performance. All the boys were excited to perform and felt happy after they left.

Spring pep rally: male poms steal the show

Lindsey Rothenstein, Print News Editor
March 22, 2019
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