In the recent Vargas Mariachi Extravaganza vocal competition, Texas State students swept the top three places: Samantha Lopez won first place, Alondra Morales won 2nd place, and 3rd place went to Elizabeth Reyes. Samantha and Alondra were coached by Michelle Quintero as members of Texas State’s Mariachi Nueva Generación, directed this semester by Antonio Briseno.
In the middle school category, 3rd place went to Jizelle Rodriguez, a member of Texas State’s Youth Mariachi program under the direction of graduating Texas State senior Alicia Covarrubias.