El Mariachi Tejano de Sam Houston, the mariachi band from Arlington's Sam Houston High School, traveled to The Parish room in Austin Saturday to compete in the SchoolJam Texas Battle of the Bands. The Arlington students were up against five non-mariachi student bands and two of the group's members beat out the rockers forindividual honors and prizes. (photo courtesy of AISD)
Greg Chavez was named best vocalist and trumpet player Marissa Ocampo snagged the judges' choice for best overall performer. NAMM, a music product trade group, sponsored the competition. So, both winners received band equipment.
The group didn't place in the competition's top three, but director Marta Ocampo (also Marissa's proud mom) said the students put on a great performance and had a good time.
"They treated them like rock starts there," she said.
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