TCC's All-Washington scholars Charles Schuelke and Kendra "Krisy" Rachal will join other student representatives from the state's 34 community and technical colleges to be celebrated at the 2025 All-Washington event at South Puget Sound Community College on April 24, 2025. Charles Schuelke First-generation student Charles Schuelke brings adaptability and problem-solving skills developed through significant life challenges to materials engineering. He believes speaking up about his blue-collar, justice-involved background helps his fellow students see that engineers from non-traditional backgrounds bring important perspectives to the field. In his professional life he hopes to use engineering to make infrastructure work better for marginalized communities. At TCC he works as a re-entry navigator for justice-involved students and organizes engineering study sessions. Kendra "Krisy" Rachal After a series of difficult experiences in the K-12 system, Kendra “Krisy” Rachal crafted an educational experience that suited her as a community leader at TCC. An aspiring project manager, she serves on the ASTCC Leadership Team, founded the TCC Fashion Design Cosplay Club and the Clay Club, and recently took on a leadership role as Treasurer of TCC’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter, Chi Gamma. She plans to continue building community after she completes college, using her project-management skills to create and improve systems that help people flourish. Kendra founded the TCC Cosplay Club because she believed learning to sew would give students the opportunity to express their fashion sense and creativity while saving money on clothing. Because it required expensive equipment and an instructor, her first funding request to Student Government was rejected. She worked with OSE leaders to find a grant, and her second attempt to secure funding succeeded. The club has since taught more than 50 TCC students how to sew, and helped a Pierce County organization raise funds for families who have children with disabilities. Wanting to ensure a smooth succession, Kendra stepped down from club leadership after the second year. “I am glad to report that as the FDCC is reaching their 3rd year anniversary in March, the club is still going strong with its new officers,” Kendra wrote in her All-Washington application. “Seeing what students create and their pride in their creation is the best feeling in the world. I’m glad this will be my legacy.” As Student Government Vice President of Legislation and Records, Kendra helps students work on issues that are important to them, serving as a “change agent” who advocates for others. “I had to challenge the belief that you should always listen to authority, a belief often ingrained in children, and I replaced the belief with the concept authority can be flawed and should be questioned,” Kendra wrote. As an ASTCC officer, Kendra helps students advocate for themselves and the issues they care about. She believes the biggest challenge currently facing TCC students is a lack of affordable housing in the Tacoma area. Using the skills learned though project management classes and student government and club work, she advocates for rent stabilization in Washington through ASTCC and the Washington Student Association. Kendra says she could complete her Bachelor’s in Project Management at a number of institutions, but she loves the community she’s helped to build at TCC. “I cherish what TCC provides their students in accessibility accommodations, easy access to getting involved on campus, free tutoring, and more. I want to continue to professionally develop myself through this program to better give back to what TCC has provided me.” 2025-04-24T12:00:00-08:00Photos of Charles Schuelke and Kendra Rachal. /_images/news/2025/AllWa25_Large2.jpg/_images/news/2025/AllWa25_small.jpgAll Washington Event,All-Washington,Outstanding TCC Students 2025,TCC 2025 All Washington Scholars,All-WA,TCC students,2025,TCC Students 2025,2025 All Washington Scholars,Charles Schuelke,All Washington Scholars,All Washington 2025,Kendra Rachal