CADY In the Classroom
CADY provides world-class photography training for high school students and their advisers. With veteran educators at the helm, CADY brings new life to educational spaces with exclusive presentations and an array of hands-on activities.
The CADY Difference
Our CADY representatives attend conferences across the country to share helpful tips and tricks to make your yearbook as engaging as possible. Check out our resources for Building Your Brand or Finding Your Photo Flow. Setting you up for success with the most recent market research. We can provide you with training booklets, posters, presentations, and more! Being part of CADY’s premier network means we’ll provide concierge consultations on equipment purchases and lessons on how to use equipment. We also offer support with tracking inventory and ordering products.
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Don’t just take our word for it, check out what real yearbook advisers think about our programs.
“Loved the speaker. AMAZING! Sam was a great speaker with some ideas that I would like to try. Loved the workbook.”
– Jennifer Bass, Saginaw HS
Meet The Team
Sam Berry
Samantha Jo Berry
Director of Education & Curriculum
Samantha is passionate about journalism education and helping students find courage in creativity. She channeled this passion into leading students to create
award-winning publications during her 12-year career as a journalism teacher. When she’s not inspiring the next generation of creative minds, she enjoys reading books, attending brunch, traveling and trying every coffee shop she comes across.
Samantha’s students have earned multiple Crown and Pacemaker awards in addition to many local, state and national individual awards. She has been recognized by state and national organizations as a TAJE Pathfinder, JEA Rising Star and ILPC Edith Fox King Award winner.
Lori Oglesbee
Lori Oglesbee
Education Ambassador
More than 4,000 students can agree that Lori Oglesbee is a true advocate and scholastic journalism legend. For more than 30 years, Lori taught high school students the art of reporting fairly, creative design and photographing with courage.
Her publications won CSPA Crowns, NSPA Pacemakers, ILPC Gold Stars and Texas UIL Championships including many individual awards for students. Oglesbee was Texas Journalism Teacher of the Year in 2005 and the Journalism Education Association National Yearbook Adviser of the Year in 2009. Her accomplishments
include the TAJE Trailblazer, NSPA Pioneer, and JEA Lifetime Achievement awards. In her spare time, she cans jams and relishes and crochets blankets.
Classroom Support
Advisers are the backbone of successful journalism programs. Our education team is lead by award-winning former advisers who provide programs and resources for managing publications.
Some of our past events include:
• Grapevine Adviser’s Day Away Spring 2022
• Miramar Adviser’s Day Away Fall 2022
• Austin Adviser’s Day Away Spring 2023
• Houston Cohort 2022-2023
Student Education
CADY champions students and equips them with the tools they need to thrive in photography and journalism. From mastering camera settings to shots with the perfect angles and depth, we aim to propel students from beginners to professional-grade photographers.
Some of our past events include:
• Photocomposition
• Photo Selection
• The Exposure Triangle
• Photo Editing
Award-Winning
Schools who work with CADY see boosts in their yearbook and ad sales. In the 2023-2024 school year, 11 of our schools received CSPA Crown or NSPA Pacemaker nominations. That’s something to celebrate.
Testimonials
Bisa Hall
Fulshear High School
“This year, I stepped way outside of my comfort zone to become a journalism adviser. It was awesome and overwhelming at the same time; at times it felt like I had made a mistake in taking the position. But, the CADY cohort for new advisers showed up and gave me the resources and support I needed to make it through! Thanks to the cohort, I now feel like being an adviser is a wonderful fit for
me. Now, I know that I have what it takes to build something truly wonderful (and unique for me) at my school.”
Emily Schulte
Cy Woods High School
“Being a part of the CADY Cohort has provided me with a like-minded community of people who truly understand the chaos and culture that comes with being a journalism adviser. Getting to come together a few times a year to share resources and ideas has been the most helpful and informative form of PD I’ve ever done. It’s a judgment-free zone to seek advice and solve problems together as the school year progresses. In all, the cohort really has been like chicken noodle soup for my overcaffeinated and anxious soul.”
Shelby Nickells
Rouse High School
“We have LOVED working with CADY this year! The amount of help and support we have received from our rep Jena Weber is outstanding. She has come to help the students with yearbook pages as well as teach lessons on photography. The portraits have helped elevate the look of our book as well and we are so excited to continue to work with CADY!”
Jessica Stokes
West Orange High School
“When I initially met with staff from CADY I was immediately drawn to how interested they were in helping me to build my program. They didn’t come in acting as if they knew everything, or if they had all the answers. Instead, they listened, offered advice when I asked questions, and called in other experts when they didn’t know the answers. I can truly see the impact of what even just a few sessions with Sam has done for my students’ magazine over the course of the year. For us, CADY has been more than just photos, they have helped to really build up our programs.”