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Amber Parcher writes about Melissa Linsao, a Wheaton High School Sophomore who won 3rd place in the Culture & Global Issues Reflection Contest. "Poring over anatomy outlines and biology textbooks is how most students in Wheaton High School's bioscience academy learn their material. But a new area nonprofit that connects students' real world experiences with their school's curriculum has livened up the lessons, one Wheaton teacher says. And one Wheaton High biology student even won an award for her contribution to the Washington, D.C.-based One World Education. The nonprofit publishes student essays about their experiences abroad and at home and lets teachers use them for free in the classroom." Read the full story here.