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If Prospect High School Italian teacher Lyn Scolaro captures any more awards in the next few months, she’s going to need a bigger wall in her office. Having just won the 2012 Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of Teachers of Italian, she’s also been named an Arlington Heights Hearts of Gold Educator of the Year for 2013. Her parents, Mary and Attilio Scolaro, both have roots in the Veneto region. “My Italian teacher Ines Turus inspired me — and she was from the Veneto region, too,” Scolaro recalls. “She taught me things I never thought I’d learn, and …