Aika Davis, a junior at Zama American Middle High School,

Aika Davis, a junior at Zama American Middle High School, rehearses her essay by watching herself on her cellphone screen before preparing to recite it to a panel of judges via video conference April 9 at Camp Zama, Japan, during the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Military Youth of the Year competition at the Asia regional level. The competition, normally done in person, was held virtually this year due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.