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
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