In 2001, Mark Fogelquist founded the mariachi program at Chula Vista High School in San Diego, California. In learning to play traditional Mexican mariachi music, Fogelquist's students have developed a sense of self, heritage, and pride. Now one of the best student mariachi groups in the country, the Chula Vista Mariachi performs more than one hundred shows a year.
- Mark Fogelquist, director, violin
- Guillermo Angulo, violin
- Mariana Arámbula, vihuela
- Perry Chacón, guitarrón
- Diamante Cintrón, vihuela
- Jilanie Desert, violin
- Karla Díaz, violin
- Joseph Durant, guitarrón
- Mónica Fogelquist, violin
- Max Guerrero, guitar
- Nancy Jiménez, violin
- Jillan Kardell, violin
- Ricardo Munguía, trumpet
- Iván Peña, harp
- Eduardo Ruíz, trumpet
- Corina Vargas, violin