Duluth eighth grader wins national award for poem, 'Why Do I Matter?' Ordean East Middle School eighth-grader Molly McNamee took first place at state for the Minnesota PTA Reflections Program in her age group in literature. 6:40 am, May 14, 2021 × Molly McNamee poses at her family’s home Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Her poem “Why Do I Matter?” received the Award of Excellence at Nationals in the PTA Reflections Art Program in Literature. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com) “I matter because of the bright red A+ I got on my algebra test. I matter because my parents have enough green dollar bills to put food on the table