A senior at Vicenza High School, Avonlea Sparling, has been named the 2025 Military Youth of the Year for Europe for the Boys and Girls Club program, adding another accolade to her list of achievements. Sparling, who serves as captain of both the school’s soccer and volleyball teams and is the president of the National Honor Society, had previously earned the title of USAG Italy Youth of the Year.

Her recent victory in Ramstein, Germany, saw her competing against 16 other youth representatives from across the various military branches stationed in Europe. With this European title, Sparling now advances to the next level of the competition: the Northeast Military Youth of the Year event held in New York City.