Jacket Backers honor lifetime members in Victory Club

From left: Dale Downum, Leigh Plagens, and the Honorable Ralph Hall are awarded with Lifetime Membership in the Victory Club. Photo by Willy Orji.

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 26, 2015) The Rockwall Jacket Backers honored three individuals during a pre-game ceremony at the third annual Spring Swarm football game at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium.  Lifetime Membership in the Jacket Backers’ Victory Club were awarded to Leigh Plagens, RISD Board of Trustee member and longtime Jacket Backer supporter, Dale Downum, “The Voice of the Jacket Backers” and announcer for Rockwall home football games and the Honorable Ralph Hall, former US Representative, RHS alumni and former Yellowjacket football player.

“The Victory Club is recognizing these individuals for the important role they have played in our community, Rockwall High School, Yellowjacket Athletics and the Jacket Backers Booster Club,” said Jacket Backer President, Rex Fithian, said.

Leigh Plagens is a former Rockwall High School Teacher (1979 to 2000); RISD Board of Trustees Member (2001 to present); long-time Jacket Backer member and along with her late husband Clarence are Charter Members of the Victory Club. Dale Downum has been Rockwall’s Football Announcer since 1999 and always demonstrates good sportsmanship and enthusiasm in the broadcast booth that makes a Rockwall football game a first class experience. Ralph Hall, referred to as “Our Congressman” during the ceremony, has served the 4th District in Texas for more than 35 years, placing his priority on the people of this community and helping the area grow and prosper.

The Victory Club is a group of Jacket Backer members who recognize the championship caliber of Rockwall student athletes and share a common desire to help them realize their goals both on and off the field. Jacket Backers is the official athletic booster club for Rockwall High School and supports more than 800 student athletes in 22 sports.

Submitted by Steve Arenas, Chairman, Communications Committee, Jacket Backers Booster Club.

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