Arlington County, Virginia addition to receiving the lowest proportion of Arlington's vote for a Democratic or Republican candidate in the past century. Arlington is part of Virginia's 8th congressional district, represented by Democrat Don Beyer. The United States Postal Service designates zip codes starting with "222" for exclusive use in Arlington County. However, federal institutions, like Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and The Pentagon use Washington zip codes. Arlington has consistently had the lowest unemployment rate of any jurisdiction in Virginia. The unemployment rate in Arlington was 4.2% in August 2009. 60% of office space in the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor is leased to government
Wakefield High School (Arlington County, Virginia) Wakefield High School (Arlington County, Virginia) Wakefield High School is one of three public high schools located in Arlington, Virginia, United States, closely bordering Alexandria. It has 128 teachers and 1,962 students in grades 9-12 as of the 2015-2016 academic year. Wakefield's athletes are called the "Warriors" and wear the colors kelly green, white, and black. The school participates in the Virginia High School League. The Warriors are represented by an image of a knight holding a sword, which was preceded by an Indian head until 2003. The school opened for the 1952–1953 school year. During the 1950's, all Wakefield