U.S. OPEN NOTEBOOK
The U.S. Open served up honors for students from the Arthur Ashe School in Richmond Hill, Queens, last night.
Fittingly, the ceremony took place in Arthur Ashe Stadium, named for the late tennis legend. The students were honored for creating a peace quilt in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks.
“It’s a great honor what the USTA is doing with these special recognition events. It’s very important,” said Neil Kreinik, superintendent of District 28 in Queens. “We were proud that the Ashe family allowed us to use Arthur Ashe’s name for the school.”
Students were honored between evening matches during ceremonies in which Schools Chancellor Joel Klein took part.
Ashe, the first African-American to win the U.S. Open, was also a committed humanitarian known for his good works off the court.
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Scores of companies are pushing products at the extravaganza in Flushing, and they’re taking a number of unique approaches.
For example, if action leaves fans gasping, they can go to the Lincoln Spa for a free five-minute break at the oxygen bar. The bar offers a variety of different scents, depending on the gasper’s mood.
Spies say a blast of oxygen is a particularly good cure for a hangover.