People

At Ribbon-Cutting

Military Child Education Coalition board member Patricia Shinseki distributes MCEC coins to Mount Vernon High School students.

‘Ghost-Writer’ Extended to June 16

Playwright joins cast for Talk Back.

Michael Hollinger, the playwright behind “Ghost-Writer,” paid a visit to Alexandria to see the MetroStage production of his play and participate in a Talk Back following the June 1 performance.

Living Legends

Joann Miller: Encouraging Women To Get Involved

In 1967 Alexandria won the luck of the draw. Ed Miller received orders to report to the Pentagon after his posting as an Air Force attaché in Italy.

Undersheriff Tony Davis Retires

Colleagues praise his service

Following a law enforcement career spanning more than 30 years, Alexandria Undersheriff Tony Davis was feted June 3 at a retirement luncheon in his honor attended by more than 100 friends, family members and colleagues.

People: Vincent Reese

Pursuing Football and Degrees

Vincent Reese of Vienna received an MBA from North Greenville University in Greenville, S.C. where he was a football graduate assistant, coaching tight ends while working under coach Jamey Chadwell and running backs under coach Carroll McCray and the NGU football coaching staff.

Extolling Strength of Character

Middle school students at Saint Rita School learned firsthand on May 30, how belief in God and strength of character can carry one through the most difficult situations.

Potomac Events Calender

A group of food trucks operating in Montgomery County has a website making it easier find out where they will be. Visit MoCofoodtrucks.com, then click on the logo of any food truck to locate it. The site currently lists 16 trucks in the area, several of which have stops in Bethesda.

Alexandria School Notes

Information on students from Alexandria.

Centre View School Notes

School notes for the Centre View area.

Military Notes

Information on members of the military from the Centre View area.

A Bluesy Good Time on the Pike Jumphead

Columbia Pike Blues Festival

G.E. Smith headlines this year's Columbia Pike Blues Festival, but four local bands start the party early.

Free EKG Screenings in Lopynski’s Honor

Class of 2008 Robinson graduate Ryan Lopynski was a freshman at Virginia Tech who’d come home to Clifton’s Hampton Chase community to visit his family and seek a summer job. But on April 26, 2009 he collapsed at home and suffered a fatal heart attack. Afterward, his parents established the Ryan Lopynski Big Heart Foundation to honor his life and to raise public awareness about sudden cardiac arrest in young adults.

Allison Hunter Wins $2,500 Robinson Scholarship

The Lunsford/Behrend Scholarship. The Lunsford/Behrend Scholarship Fund, Inc., which has awarded a scholarship annually for the past seven years, was started by Robinson band alumni in honor of Robinson band directors James G. Lunsford and Jack Behrend, who taught and inspired hundreds of students during their tenure at the school during the 1970s. Hunter, who played first chair euphonium at Robinson, was selected from a pool of applicants who were evaluated earlier this year.

County provides Office of Senior Adult Programs

Inside this week’s Arlington Connection is Senior Living, a special section.

Students Step Out At Yorktown Prom

On Friday evening, May 31st, students attended Yorktown High Prom in the Marriott Gateway Hotel, Crystal City. Yorktown principal Dr. Ray Pasi, along with Bill Lomax and Susanne Evans greeted students as they arrived. In addition to dinner and dancing, the event featured a photo booth where students could choose from a variety of costumes to take pictures in.

The Connection