{"id":2650,"date":"2018-03-13T17:11:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T17:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=2650"},"modified":"2018-03-14T15:48:43","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T15:48:43","slug":"lorena-resident-designs-her-creative-future-at-tstc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=2650","title":{"rendered":"Lorena Resident Designs Her Creative Future at TSTC"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WACO) \u2013 Raychel Mynarcik knows what she wants and is not afraid to go for it. <\/span><\/p>\n

The busy 21-year-old Lorena native is in her second semester in Texas State Technical College\u2019s Visual Communication Technology program. She sees TSTC as an opportunity to earn a degree that will turn her passions for music and design into a living.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to be self-sufficient in my (music) career and do my own album covers and my own media for that. So with the Visual Communication program, I am able to learn all of the tools and programs that would allow me to do all my own media and designs so I wouldn\u2019t have to pay anyone — just be the whole package,\u201d Mynarcik said.<\/span><\/p>\n

TSTC\u2019s reputation for great job placement, coupled with its two-year timeline for associate degrees, sold Mynarcik on the college.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey know how to prepare students to go into the workforce,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mynarcik praised her TSTC instructors as playing key roles in guiding her to success.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey have provided such a great foundation, at least for me, to really be able to craft and have the tools in order to really let that creativity shine,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mynarcik\u2019s VCT instructor, Michael Lewis, said she was a student with great potential.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s energetic, creative and very excited about training for something she is so passionate about,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to studying VCT, Mynarcik is president of TSTC\u2019s Visual Arts Society, which combines web development with other VCT-related programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRaychel was elected president of VAS her first semester at TSTC. And to have her come in and lead and encourage the participation we have is really impressive,\u201d said Jennifer Piper, a Visual Communication Technology instructor. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Visual Arts Society allows students to network and attend events where they can enhance their skills and learn more about their fields. In April, Mynarcik and 12 other members of the organization will attend the Dallas Society of Visual Communications conference to compete and showcase their skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBeing in that club gives so many experiences for a student that you wouldn\u2019t normally get anywhere else,\u201d Mynarcik said. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking to the future, Mynarcik is excited and confident about the possibilities awaiting her.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTSTC has been such a growth for me, I never thought I\u2019d get to learn and create so quickly. I get to take something I love and earn a living and that\u2019s amazing to think about, \u201c Mynarcik said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mynarcik is scheduled to graduate in 2019 from TSTC. <\/span><\/p>\n

Besides being a full-time student, Mynarcik is worship director for Lorena United Methodist Church and a dance fitness instructor at Baylor University. She already has associate degrees from McLennan Community College in vocal performance and songwriting, and has released four songs on Spotify and iTunes under the name Ray Mynarcik. <\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on Texas State Technical College, go to tstc.edu.<\/span><\/p>\n

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