A high school junior’s hard work has paid off in the form of a beautiful new Elgin-themed mural at Elgin Memorial Park.Ellyce Armendarez is a 17-year-old student at Elgin High School who was in the Art 4 class and will be a senior in the upcoming school year. Currently, she is working on her associate’s degree from Austin Community College through EHS’ dual-credit program, and her ultimate goal is to attend medical school and become an orthopedic surgeon.Late last year, Armendarez was chosen to design the cover of this year’s calendar for ACC Elgin early college high school students. The ...