CHAMPION FROM HENNESSEY

Brandon Mendoza Valles is a 13 year old student at Hennessey who will be in the 8th grade. He won the 2018 International Junior Reserve Auctioneer Championship contest held in Jacksonville, Florida on Friday. Brandon has been auctioning for 2 years. He started when he went to buy cattle at sale barns with his dad, Eleazar Valles. Auctioning came naturally for Brandon, but he had help from Justin Choate. Brandon was one of the three competitors that made it to the finals. In the end, he took