Sprouse is one of nine finalists out of a field of 54 state and jurisdictional champions from across the country to compete reciting classic and contemporary poetry.
Washington, DC Nine high school students from across the nation are vying for the title of 2022 Poetry Out Loud™ National Champion and the $20,000 prize as part of an annual poetry recitation competition from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Poetry Foundation.
CHARLESTON — Brooke Ooten of Logan High School placed in the Top 10 at the West Virginia Poetry Out Loud competition March 12 at the Culture Center in Charleston.