Due to falling dance attendance over the past few years, Student Council does not have the necessary funds to feature the usual special guest at this year’s All-School Assembly.

“It’s obviously not something that I’m thrilled with,” Director of Student Activities Peter Geddeis said. “But we have financial responsibilities to our students and we have to make sure that Student Council ends up in a good financial situation.”

Ticket sales to both the King of Hearts and Homecoming dances have been declining recently, with Homecoming attendance dropping from over 3,100 attending students in 2011 to 2,554 last fall. Student Council receives all of its funding from these two dances.

However, Geddeis said that the exclusion of a special guest allows more student groups to participate. He also noted that the assembly will be “radically different” than last year’s.

“We can put on just as good of a show by tapping into our students,” Geddeis said.

Students can expect assembly staples like the gymnastics routine, the wrestling and swimming tug-of-war and a poms performance. Eurythmics will also make an appearance, and the Special Olympics basketball squad will participate in the traditional three-point contest between the boys and girls varsity teams.

The budget cuts for the All-School Assembly are a strong indicator of what’s to be expected in future Student Council events. According to Geddeis and Student Council President Tom Cushing ‘15, all occasions in the foreseeable future will be scrutinized with the bottom line in mind.

For example, Student Council plans to trim the budget for King of Hearts and Senior Citizen’s Prom by cutting back on refreshments.

Even with a smaller budget, Cushing still believes that the All-School Assembly is one of the most important student-run events of the year.

“It’s really the biggest event that we get to organize and probably the most important because we put it on for the whole school,” Cushing said. “It really reflects LT’s school spirit and it’s a great way for kids to get involved.”