and develop plans, for $238,243. In October, the new feeder plan was established, where ten elementary schools are to attend the new Vets Middle School, and Pilgrim when the students reach ninth grade. Throughout the 2016 school year, Vets students and parents were given an inside look of what Pilgrim would resemble after the consolidation. Then-Vets principal Gerald Habershaw presented a PowerPoint for concerned parents, and was named principal once the two schools merged, replacing interim principal Pamela Bernardi. On the first day of the "new" Pilgrim, traffic stopped in the middle of Warwick Avenue, and the street leading towards drop-off roads and back parking lots were congested and unorganized. Vets students found themselves unable to find their buses, and even police officers attempted to guide motorists, but with no success. Habershaw described the traffic jam as a "perfect storm". Some parents found alternate routes by dropping their children off at the nearby Holliman Elementary, which prompted administrators to consider opening a drop-off route there, but no developments occurred. Today, the students of Pilgrim experienced what many consider a renaissance. The establishment of more clubs occurred as the teachers' union successfully negotiated a contract effective November 2017. A political involvement club, established by a 2019 graduate of the school and an English teacher, attracts diverse numbers of students on learning debates, gaining confidence, and meeting actual politicians to help keep the club running and discuss certain topics involving the government. However, the club saw no activity after 2018. The baseball team continues to finish off most seasons with winning records, but not close to the potent 1970s teams. The football team, with the support of new coaching staff and a 4–3 record, reached the playoffs to compete in a rematch against Central Falls for the division title in 2018, but only to lose 14–10 at the conclusion of the game. Cheerleading, field hockey, unified basketball, boys' basketball, boys' ice hockey, boys' soccer, girls' ice hockey, girls' lacrosse, girls' soccer, girls' indoor and outdoor track teams were known for winning titles during the sports revival era. Homecoming Dance Controversy On November 6, 2021, a time when COVID-19 cases were rising in the state, a video surfaced on the internet showing principal Gerald Habershaw without a mask alongside students at Pilgrim's annual homecoming dance. Soon after, Pilgrim saw a rise in COVID-19 cases, reporting 59 new student cases and 6 new faculty