Article I: Attendance

Section 1. A student arriving late to or leaving early from meetings or rehearsals without a reason considered valid by the troupe director will receive a demerit. Three such offenses will be counted as an absence from a meeting without excuse.
Section 2. Irregular attendance indicates a lack of interest; therefore, any member absent four (4) meetings per school year without a written excuse submitted to the secretary, stage manager, or troupe director shall be automatically suspended from troupe activities. The troupe director has sole authority to reverse the suspension.
Section 3. Attendance shall be considered in the Thespian points award system.
Section 4. Absences shall accumulate for only one school year at a time.

Article II: Thespian Points

Section 1. Induction points must be earned over the course of more than one production.
Section 2. Up to 5 Induction points will be awarded for theatre-related work done outside the school’s theatre program. To qualify for points, a copy of the program or other verification must be provided.
Section 3. One induction point may be earned for attending non-school productions. To qualify, a ticket stub or a program must be provided as proof of attendance. A maximum of five points may be given this way.

Article III: Induction

Section 1. An induction ceremony shall be held at least once each year. Additional ceremonies may be held as often as deemed necessary by the troupe director.
Section 2. Induction fees are the responsibility of the inductee.
Section 3. The troupe director determines the time, place, schedule, and format of induction ceremonies.
Section 4. The troupe director and president conduct inductions. The president is responsible for training induction ceremony speakers, scheduling and rehearsing said speakers, and preparing the stage and induction properties as directed by the troupe director.

Article IV: Officers

Section 1. Duties: Troupe officer duties are defined below. The troupe director may assign other duties.
A. The president presides at all meetings, appoints all standing and special committees, and directs and supervises troupe activities. (Must be a thespian)
B. The vice-president presides in the absence of the president and is responsible for the induction of new members. (Must be a thespian)
C. The secretary keeps the records of meetings and attends to troupe correspondence. They also keep the point records of all activities: plays, production dates, casts, crews, and work accomplished as provided in the official point system. (Must be a thespian)
D. The treasurer keeps the troupe’s books and pays bills, and may act as business manager of productions. (does not have to be a thespian)
E. The historian keeps a scrapbook of news clippings, posters, programs, etc. (does not have to be a thespian)
F. The Social/Philanthropy Chair is responsible for organizing the clubs relay teams, the before school year picnic, the end of the year picnic and our philanthropy project for the year. (does not have to be a thespian)

Section 2. Requirements for all elected officers are as follows: each student must be an active member of the troupe for at least one school year, and at the time of election must be enrolled in grades 10 or 11. Only Seniors may run for president. Officers may not be an officer in any other organization.
Section 3. Nominations for officers are to be made by written notification. Students may self-nominate from the floor. Officers will be elected by majority vote and final approval by the troupe director.
Section 4. Voting will be done by secret written ballot at an official troupe meeting.
Section 5. Officers shall be installed at the last social or program meeting of the school term.

Article V: Troupe Activities

Section 1. The troupe is not a secret organization. All interested faculty, students, parents, Honorary Thespians, troupe alumni, and administrators are welcome at troupe meetings.
Section 2. The troupe shall sponsor at least one “philanthropy” program a year for the purpose of establishing good relationships with the community and other dramatic groups.
Section 3. The troupe shall cooperate with all other departments and clubs in the school in helping them with their programs in any way it can.

Article VI: Maintaining Active Membership

Section 1. In order to maintain active membership in the troupe, you must maintain academic eligibility as stated by the school, Participate in both productions during the school year, and represent the troupe at festival.
Section 2. Active membership allows attendance in the troupe field trip at the end of the year.