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Outstanding job, Ashley!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><font size=\"2\">Ashley began brainstorming for ideas for her essay in November.<\/font><font size=\"2\">She read an article on OrlandoSentinel.com that suggested algae might be harming some of the plants and animals in the Wekiva River.<\/p>\n<p>She became intrigued and wanted to know more about the health of the river.<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>13-year-old Ashley Hunt of Longwood snagged $500 and a trip to the American Museum of Natural History in New York for her research and an essay on algae in the Wekiva River. Outstanding job, Ashley! 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