The Watkins Mill High School poms concluded their season Saturday, February 3 at the Montgomery County Public School poms county competition at Blair High School.

The girls placed fourth out of nine teams at the competition, despite there being problems with the music at Blair.

The season for the girls started off in August, when they began conditioning together for the first time in preparation for the football season.

Seniors took much pride in their final ride on the poms team. “[We] made the best of it,” senior Dariana Girao said.  

During their season they had rigorous practices which led them to improve through the year. “As a team, we learned to understand our strengths and weaknesses,” junior Djemene Adeline said.  

In between performances during football and basketball seasons, poms performed at the Northwest and Damascus Invitationals. The team received the second place captains award and a spirit award, while also placing third overall.

“We could have been sharper and our energy could [have] been higher [at counties],” sophomore Leah Niles said. Prior to counties, poms had three other competitions. 

Although the girls placed fourth at counties, they were only 14 points shy of placing in the top three. While the season might not have ended the way they would have liked, it was a memorable season for them. The best part of this season was “growing our sisterhood as a team,” senior captain Eudel Ndong said.

If you’re interested in joining the sisterhood that is poms, talk to coach Theresa Phillips.