From left, Mr. Randy Reams, Activities Director, Mrs. Lisa Garcia, AP Chemistry teacher, Ms. Vivian Yeh, English 10 Honors and AP English Literature teacher, Mr. Scott Carter, AP Physics teacher, and Ms. Cindy Martinez, Activities secretary, pose in front of the CADA sign, dressed as Devo in honor of CADA’s theme, “Come Together.”
From left, Mrs. Alexis Sjol, English 10 Honors and AP English 11 teacher, Garcia, Mrs. Christina Hofstetter, Dance teacher, Mrs. Jessica Menson, English 9 Honors teachers, Mrs. Mariana Jolly, English 10 Honors and AP English 11 teachers, Martinez, and Yeh pose on the first day of the CADA Conference, excited for four days of fun and growth. They wear matching orange shirts and peace-sign necklaces, showing school spirit.
From left, Garcia, Jolly, and Menson, in their CADASTOCK gear, pose with a Volkswagen microbus, before attending a day of seminars and workshops about creating school-pride-filled atmospheres.
Hofstetter is ready for the second day of CADA, representing Ayala in her school gear and excited to host one of her own seminars about school culture.
From left, Yeh, Hofstetter, Kim Karr, Jolly, and Sjol pose in front of the CADA poster. Karr is the co-founder and executive director of #ICANHELP, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering students and educators to use technology and social media positively to enhance school spirit. The teachers are wearing custom T-shirts with Karr’s face playfully plastered with the phrases, “KIMCANHELP” and “KIMPOSSIBLE,” on top.
From left, Martinez, Mensen, Yeh, Hofstetter, Garcia, Sjol, Carter, Jolly, and Reams pose in their Devo and KISS outfits, ready to party and enjoy a music festival at the CADA Conference. “This was my favorite experience–dressing up together and just walking together and having a good time,” Garcia said.
From left, Hofstetter, Mensen, Sjol, and Jolly pose as KISS in front of the concert stage with their inflatable guitars and carefully crafted makeup. The paint they used to paint their intricate designs was, in fact, professional face makeup gifted by a makeup artist.
Hofstetter and Jolly host their CADA workshop, showing how they instill school pride and spirit in their own classrooms. Jolly noted that the turnout for their workshop was great, with many more people attending than expected. Hofstetter even led an exciting activity, where she and Jolly collaborated with their audience to make a video, showing how media can be used to create positive teaching atmospheres.
