Aliya will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on March 12, 2011 at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation on Mercer Island.
Aliya is the daughter of Cindy and Jeff Droker. Her brothers are Zach and Matthew. Her grandparents are Hilde Droker of Bellevue, Everett and Valeria Blanchard of Nevada City, Calif., the late Wayne M. Droker, and the late Richard Koch.
Aliya is a 7th grader at Tillicum Middle School. She enjoys gymnastics, volleyball, soccer, and dance. For her Bat Mitzvah project, she is volunteering at the Jewish Family Service food bank and the Teen Feed program.