{"id":11891,"date":"2016-01-13T13:55:26","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T18:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=11891"},"modified":"2016-09-01T21:22:33","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T02:22:33","slug":"where-is-willy-pilgrim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=11891","title":{"rendered":"Where is Willy Pilgrim?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11803\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1622-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11803\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11803\" src=\"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1622-1-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"This skirt made by Cheryl Ball is being displayed at the Marshall County History Museum. Photo By: Taylor Drake\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1622-1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1622-1-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1622-1-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1622-1.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This skirt made by Cheryl Ball is being displayed at the Marshall County History Museum. Photo By: Taylor Drake<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Taylor Drake<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around the 1960s Plymouth High School had a mascot named Willy Pilgrim. Willy would appear at basketball games during half time. He has recently been shown at the Marshall County History Museum on a spirit week skirt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHS alumnus Cheryl Ball, owner of the skirt, said, \u201cWilly Pilgrim, was the mascot for Plymouth&#8217;s basketball team, because we were called the Plymouth Pilgrims. The football team was known as the Rockies and the yearbook was the Mayflower. \u00a0Willy was a little boy mannequin dressed as a young Pilgrim. They would stand him in the center of the court at home games during half time. I have recently heard that he was painted on a large poster and used in the 70&#8217;s.\u201d Another PHS alumnus and former teacher Allen Shockney said, \u201cPHS used to have a person dress as a Pilgrim and carry a fake blunderbuss (a gun from our early history) at home basketball games. \u00a0He would stand in the middle of the gym floor before games and at half time.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even after the research there is not much found about Willy Pilgrim, so if you have any information about him please contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:tdrake64@plymouth.k12.in.us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tdrake64@plymouth.k12.in.us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Taylor Drake Around the 1960s Plymouth High School had a mascot named Willy Pilgrim. Willy would appear at basketball games during half time. 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