Aca Andrew Named Optimist Student of the Month for September

Aca Andrew, a senior at Auburn high school was named Auburn Optimist Youth of the Month for September.  She has a 3.89 grade point average and is consistently on the honor roll.  
Andrew is a member of the Future Business Leaders of America and has been since her freshman year. She is currently serving as a mentor for the organization. She is a member of the Math and Science Club, the Art Club, She was elected to the Student Council and is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, where she is a member of the Leadership Team.  She is a member of the golf team, earning a letter all four years.  She qualified for the state golf tournament in 2023.
She has been a member of the FFA organization for five years. She has served as Treasure, Parliamentarian and currently serving as President.  Andrew is a four-time FFA Speech State Qualifier and as qualified for State competition in several livestock categories.
Many of Andrew’s activities are in 4H.  She was a top five finisher at the State Fair for the past four years with her Lambs, including a grand champion Ewe in 2023. She has been a member of the American Simmental Association for 10 years, the American Main Anjou Association for the past four years, she served as the Central Plains Milling Ambassador and the Cornhusker Showdown Junior Board.  She has been involved in the Unified Showing Program for the past six years, helping establish the program in Southeast Nebraska.
Andrew has a long list a volunteer work, including the Backpack program, volunteering at the Good Samaritan Home and helped with trash pick up.  She is employed at the Farmers Wife in Auburn, is a farmhand for Andrew Farms and manages feeding regiments and assists with overall livestock production as a co-owner of Andrew Livestock.  She established Barn Rat Jewels where she personally creates and assemble the jewelry as well as handling the financial portion of the company.
She is the daughter of Bryce and Lisa Andrew of rural Auburn.  She is undecided on what college to attend, but she plans to major in.Animal Science with a minor in agribusiness.  Following the completion of the degrees, she plans to pursue her doctorate of Veterinary Medicine.
Andrew has many pleasant high school memories, when talking about them, she commented…” one of the most memorable things I have done in high school, was being a part of Unified showing. Unified Showing is a program that pairs children with special needs and a high school students who work together to show a lamb. They start working with their lambs in the beginning of June till the county fair. Each showman gets to name their own lambs. At practices, they work their lambs by walking three laps and answering three questions which are: what is your name? What is your sheep’s name? And what is your favorite part about your sheep? They then feed their lambs and get a snack. I have been very blessed to be a part of this program. I started off as a buddy in Otoe County and saw the need for it in my County. Now I run both Nemaha and Richardson County’s programs. This program combines my passion for showing and the special needs. Over the years I have played a vital role in unified showing and growing the program. In many cases, the children with disabilities have siblings that play sports or involved in different activities. Unified showing gives the showman a chance to show and compete like their siblings. It also allows them to get together with their peers during the summer.”