18 Under 18: Gabe Elkinson

Gabe Elkinson, 17

Son of Edie and Ken Elkinson
The Paideia School

Moving with his parents and twin sister, Sisi, from Venice, Calif., to Atlanta, Gabe jumped right into his new community. Continuing his charity work against Parkinson’s Disease, he co-founded the Atlanta branch of PingPongParkinson. He joined his school’s Vex Robotics team, of which he is now co-captain, and was selected to join the Atlanta delegation’s soccer team for the Maccabi Games in Israel in 2023. He joined The Paideia Forum, becoming the paper’s Editor-in-Chief this year, and continues to volunteer at Blazesports America, alongside his sister. He’s even begun working remotely on university-level research, as the team lead for designing a WebApp for a clinical trial on Parkinson’s at Manchester University.

Awards and Honor Societies
Doubles Spikeball Gold Medal – JCC Maccabi Games in San Diego (2022)
National Academy Foundation Negotiation Challenge Champion 1st Place (2024)
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation AI for Global Health Competition National Finalist (2024)
VEX Robotics “Think Award” #1 Programming in Georgia (2023)
Museum of Design Atlanta | STEAM Camp Counselor and Educator (2023, 2024)
Georgia Scholastic Press Association Journalism | Superior Ranking (2024), Excellent ranking (2022, 2023)

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Activities and Leadership Roles
PingPongParkinson | Atlanta Chapter Co-Founder and International Branch Establishment Leader (2022-Present)
Manchester University Parkinson’s Clinical Trial WebApp Development | Team Lead (2024)
Paideia Jew Crew | Co-Leader (2024-2025)
JCC Maccabi Games Soccer Team (2022, 2023)
Vex Robotics | Co-Captain (2024-2025)
The Paideia Forum | Editor-in-Chief (2024/2025), Managing Editor (2023/2024), Sports Editor (2022/2023), Staff Writer (2021/2022)
“The Courage of Clinical Research” – Short-Term Class | Creator and Co-teacher (2024)
BlazeSports America (2023-Present)
Creating Connected Communities (2022)