18 Under 18 Honoree: Ethan Povlot
Jewish Atlanta 2020's 18 Under 18 Honoree: Ethan Povlot, 17, North Atlanta High School
Ethan is intelligent, thoughtful, kind and extraordinarily involved in the community. He was a key participant in AJC’s 2018-2019 Leaders for Tomorrow cohort. Articulate in expressing his views, Ethan has an understanding of issues affecting the Jewish community that surpasses that of a normal high school student. In 2016, at the age of 13, Ethan started a company called Trash Can Movers. He brings neighbors’ full trash cans to the curb on trash day and returns them when emptied. Ethan has been fencing for four years and has been on the varsity high school team for three years. As a junior, he was elected captain of the team of 10 men and nine women. In addition, Ethan has a passion for robotics and has been a member of the North Atlanta Warbotz Robotics Team for three years. Through his hard work and dedication, he was chosen as chief programmer, responsible for writing Java code that controls the robot and he collaborates with the full team, including the design and build team. His weekly mentoring of the middle school robotics team was a foundation for being elected to lead the Warbotz team.
Activities and Awards:
Ahavath Achim USY chapter president, 2019-2020
North Atlanta High School math tutor, monthly, 2019-2020
NAHS fencing team captain, 2019-2020
Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society, 2019
Science National Honor Society, 2019
Georgia Governor’s Honors Program finalist, 2019
USY regional, 2017-20; international convention representative, 2019
Sutton Middle School robotics mentor, weekly, 2018-2020
Alpha Mu, math honor society, 2018-2020 (grade of 90 or more in math)
Ahavath Achim Sunday School assistant, 2017-2020
All A’s Honor Roll, 2017-2020
AJC Leaders for Tomorrow, 2019
MJCCA 2019 Maccabi Game Teen Council
NAHS student government vice president, 2018
Future Business Leaders of America Leadership Award, 2018
USY Shusterman AIPAC Teen Summit Recipient
Hadassah Chesed Student Award, 2018.
National Honor Society
Alliance Francaise European Studies Summit participant, summer 2018 (one-month
program, selected based on nomination, French language and leadership skills)
Georgia Tech Hands on Technology finalist, 2018
NAHS International Baccalaureate Showcase Top 20, 2018
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