18 Under 18: Sisi Elkinson

Sisi Elkinson, 17

Daughter of Edie and Ken Elkinson
The Paideia School

Moving with her parents and twin brother, Gabe, from Venice, Calif., to Atlanta did nothing to slow down Sisi Elkinson. The All-State cross country and track star, who has finished multiple times in the top 500 for the Peachtree Road Race (the largest 10K in the world) has also been extremely busy at the Paideia School, where she is the captain of varsity teams in both sports, Co-leader of the Paideia Jew Crew (alongside her brother, Gabe), Founder/Co-leader of the recycling club, and a Pi Ambassador. Outside of school, Sisi has transformed her love of making art (which she had already begun to sell through her Etsy shop and as the youngest ever Art-o-Mat contributing artist) into an emotional local impact, founding Crafts for CHOA to distribute art kits to the children’s hospital.

Awards and Honor Societies
All-State Cross Country | 7th individually at the 1A-D1 GHSA State Meet (2023)
All-State 4×800 Track team (2022-2024)
The Slither Paideia Fundraising Road Race | First Place Female (2023)
Positive Athlete Award Atlanta Region Recipient | 2024
Atlanta’s Peachtree Road Race | Top 500 Finisher (2023, 2024)
Temple Akiba Mensch of the Month (October 2016)
Camp Akiba “Biggest Sweetheart” Award (2016)

Activities and Leadership Roles
Varsity Cross Country (2021-2024) | Captain (2023-2024)
Varsity Track and Field (2022-2025) | Captain (2024-2025)
Paideia Jew Crew (2021-2025) | Co-Leader (2023-2025)
Paideia Peer Leadership (2024-2025)
Recycling Club | Founder & Co-leader (2024-2025)
Pi Ambassador | (2023-2024)
Crafts for CHOA (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta) | Founder & Leader (2023-2025)
BlazeSports America (2023-Present)
Connections School of Atlanta | Buddy (2022-2024)
Paideia School Farm | Urban Agriculture Volunteer (2023)
Paideia School Cross-Age Teacher (2021-2023)
Creating Connected Communities | Leadership Development Program (2022)
Art-o-Mat | Contributing Artist (2017-Present)
2TwinsCraftStudio | Etsy Shop Owner (2019 – Present)
Museum of Design Atlanta | Summer Camp Counselor (2023, 2024)
Akiba Resident Camp | Counselor in Training (2022), Junior Staff (2023)
Contact Point Sports Camp | Junior Counselor (Summer of 2022)