Ava Sandberg will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, June 11, at 10:30 a.m. at Congregation Micah. Ava is the child of Judy and Eric Sandberg, the sibling of Gabby and Bella Sandberg, and the grandchild of Edith Sandberg of Walnut Creek, Calif., and Mary Green of Pleasanton, Calif.  

A seventh-grader at Brentwood Middle School, Ava enjoys math, reading, playing lacrosse, water polo, swimming, soccer, and hanging out with friends.  For a Mitzvah project, Ava is volunteering with the Nashville Dolphins to help children and adults with special needs learn to swim and help coach more advanced swimmers for the Special Olympics.