Our Beloved Constitution

Not only are we awesome; we are now official! Below is our club's Constitution, officially immortalized in the annals of Hollywood High's Leadership records, as well as here on the blog for the use of later clubs. True to our sentiment of fighting normalcy (both the word and the idea it stands for), we've made a couple wacky inserts, particularly in Article III. Enjoy!

-Brennan Jackson, El Present-al-Dente

PURPOSE:
Our purpose for forming this organization is that we are awesome, and thereby wish to do awesome things both for our community and ourselves.

Article I: NAME
We are the California Scholarship Federation of Hollywood High School, chapter
85SC.

Article II: MEMBERSHIP
Section 1: Any person attending Hollywood High School and fulfilling the requirements
of the organization may be a member.

Section 2: The requirements are as follows: a minimum 3.0 GPA with no D’s or F’s and
dues in the amount of $5, with an understanding that one must reapply the following semester.

Section 3: In order to guarantee equal human rights, equal opportunities shall be afforded
to all students without regard of race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnic origin, citizenship, nationality, or physical disability.

Section 4: This club shall be an honors society for scholars of an order, higher or
otherwise.

Article III: OFFICERS AND ADVISORS
Section 1: The titles of the officers of this organization shall be, ranked in order from
greatest to least authority, are as follows: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

Section 2: The qualifications for holding office are an ability to complete the necessary
tasks, election by one’s fellow members, and at least one semester’s previous membership in the California Scholarship Federation.

Section 3: All officers shall enjoy a single term for each election, consisting of one
semester.

Section 4: The Treasurer, referred to as Mr./Ms. Moneybags, shall deal with all financial
and fiduciary duties of the club; the Secretary, referred to as Mr./Ms. Scribbles, shall keep records of all activities as required, as well as any other recordkeeping as deemed necessary; the Vice President, referred to as Nick Nack, shall serve as Acting President in the absence of the President, and shall perform the necessary duties assigned to them by the President; the President, referred to as El Present-al-Dente, shall oversee and represent the club and its activities, as well as the other officers.

Section 5: All officers shall enjoy a position on the executive board, until such time as
they learn how to fly without the aid (i.e., airplanes, jetpack, magical underpants).

Section 6: The faculty sponsor for the club shall be Mr. Hayes, until such time as he
abdicates the position or exclaims “cheesy moose pies.”

Article IV: ELECTIONS
Section 1: The election for new officers shall take place before the final meeting of the
Semester, in the semester’s final month. The elected officer’s term shall take effect at the beginning of the following semester, and all officers shall be referred to as Acting or Lame officers (i.e., Acting Secretary, Lame Mr. Moneybags) until the end of their term.
Section 2: The elections shall consist of a series of elections, going down the chain of
command, beginning with President and ending with Treasurer. They shall be done in an open ballot, with the voting done while the candidates are not in the presence of the voters (e.g., outside the room). Candidates, prior to leaving the room for voting may give a 30- or 10-second speech, as time allows, to explain their validity as a candidate, with candidates speaking in alphabetical order by first name.

Section 3: If this constitution or any measure require amendment for any reason, they
may be carried out through a proposal and an acceptance by a vote of a 2/3 majority.

Article V: MEETINGS
Section 1: Meetings shall take place during the allotted lunch period of every Thursday of
The school week in room 129 or 126B as need dictates. Should an alternative meeting space be required, the members may seek it out as a group.

Section 2: All members shall avoid absences under threat of expulsion from the club.
Should a member hold more than three unexcused absences at any time, they may be expulsed from the club and stripped of membership. Should a member have five unexcused tardies, they shall be given one unexcused absence in lieu of five unexcused tardies. All tardies and absences shall be determined as excused or unexcused based on a cursory vote by the present members as to the validity of the excuse of the member in question as soon as is convenient following the offending member’s arrival.

Article VI: FINANCES
Section 1: The duty of creating, preparing, and executing fundraisers shall be the
responsibility of the Treasurer, who may enlist willing members to participate. The majority of fundraising efforts shall be focused on in-school, club-related activities, such as All-School Fair and similar events.

Section 2: Dues, as listed in Article II, Section 2, shall consist of a payment of $5 to the
Treasurer at the meeting designated by the Treasurer and approved by the remaining executive board as appropriate. Said meeting is to take place during the first two months of the semester, preferably sometime within the first three meetings, unless an extension is deemed necessary and approved by a vote of the President, Vice President, and Secretary.