The ASSC has decided to take a tighter approach regarding the grants given to various Skyline clubs and programs.

According to ASSC Advisor Amory Cariadus, the ASSC has decided to closely follow their constitutional guidelines, which further restricts the amount of money allotted to each club or program.

“Because the district is changing how they distribute their funds, the ASSC is being more careful about how much money they choose to give to each group,” Amory Cariadus said.

The ASSC Constitution clearly outlines the amount allotted to each club, but according to ASSC Vice President, Wendy Smith, last semester the ASSC “was not following the constitution as it was written.”

According to the ASSC Constitution, in order for the ASSC to distribute financial aid to a club, the requests must exceed $500; however, a club request cannot exceed $1000. Also, clubs are only allowed to request one grant per semester per club.

“With all of the budget cuts, we [ASSC] are thinking of changing the financial code,” Smith said.

According to Smith, the changes would enable the ASSC to give out greater amounts of money to more clubs. However, the fact that the ASSC cannot receive their funds until after the district collects their money causes a delay in grant approval and allocation.

During an ASSC meeting March 26, Katherine Harer, the faculty editor for Talisman Magazine, requested an increase in funding for their next publication.

“The budget for things in the arts isn’t that big, and since everything’s going up, I figured the cost of printing would go up as well,” said Harer. “Printing is expensive these days.”

According to the Commissioner of Finance, Mauricio Flores Hernandez, the ASSC has $10,000 left in their account for outside requests, two more months of school left, and other various end-of-the-year events, including graduation.

Because Talisman is a language arts program, not a club, the ASSC is not financially limited, according to ASSC Vice President Wendy Smith.

However, with so many different clubs, programs, and organizations all wanting money from the same pool (ASSC), it makes it difficult for the ASSC to distribute equal funds to different groups with different needs.

“The ASSC is trying to follow the guidelines of the constitution, and unfortunately they are getting a reputation that they have a lot of money, but don’t want to give it out,” said Cariadus. “It’s just not true; the ASSC is trying to allocate funds to different groups according to the guidelines of the constitution. Hopefully, people will recognize that.”