PAC Updates and Annoucements
What's happening in October 2025
The Lord Byng Grad committee is pleased to offer two fundraisers, Purdy’s and seasonal plants to help you get ready for the holiday season! Please click on the following links to purchase items. Thank you for your support!
Purdy’s Purdys Chocolatier Group Savings and Fundraising
Holiday plants Lord Byng Secondary (growingsmilesfundraising.com)
2025-2026 Byng PAC funding request
1) PAC is currently asking teachers, clubs, and student councils to fill out the 2025-2026 Byng PAC funding request form. Please see PAC Fundraising for more information
2) PAC is looking for a few engaged parents/guardians to join the 2025-2026 PAC Exec. Please see PAC Meetings for more information
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District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) Update
The first AGM DPAC meeting for the school year took place on Sept 25 2025 via zoom. At Vancouver DPAC, we are working hard to support parents and caregivers across the district, with the shared goal of improving student well-being.
Click here for the folder link to topics covered in the meeting including the meeting’s agenda, Chair’s Report, a petition letter from parents of John Oliver Digital Immersion Mini School to VSB Superintendent re canceling program’s field trip, DPAC expense report and a report from the President and VP of Vancouver Elementary and Adult Educators’ Society on Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA)Concerns.
Note: Here are some key resources for new members from DPAC website on who we are and how to get involved:
* Join Us: https://www.vancouverdpac.org/get-involved/
* About: https://www.vancouverdpac.org/about-us/
* PAC Toolkit: https://www.vancouverdpac.org/resources-2/
Welcome Back, September 2025
1st Parents Advisory Council Meeting of 2025/6 school year! Doors open at 6pm, meeting starts at 6:30pm in the library. Enter through the back doors beside the outdoor basketball court.
Wed. September 17, 2025 - In person
**Come meet our new principal Krista Ediger**
Welcome Back to a New School Year at Lord Byng Secondary!
On behalf of the Parents Advisory Council (PAC), we extend a warm welcome to all of our families — both those returning for another year, and the folks who are joining the Lord Byng community for the first time. We invite you all to join us at our Friday September 12th coffee meeting, from 9-11am, on the lawn in front of the school. Our first official PAC meeting of the year, will be the following Wednesday September 17th, at 6:30pm in the school library.The PAC works to represent parents, and strengthen the connections between families, staff, and students.We look forward to getting to know our new families, reconnecting with familiar faces, and working together on events, initiatives that enrich school life for our children. Your voice as a parent or guardian matters, and we welcome your ideas (and your involvement)in our PAC throughout the year.We encourage all parents—both returning and new—to get involved with the PAC however works best for your schedule. Whether it’s joining us at monthly PAC meetings to stay informed and share your voice, lending your skills to the PAC Executive, or volunteering with a committee or school activity, your participation makes a real difference.Here’s to a year filled with learning, creativity, and community spirit. Welcome back, and best wishes to your families for a successful school year!
Jacqueline Crummey
May Lee
Co-Chairs
Lord Byng Secondary PAC
Dear Byng Parents of the Class of 2025,
Congratulations on reaching this milestone! Guiding your children throughout the highs and lows of high school is a serious achievement —it has taken strength, patience, late nights, unwavering love, and (if you are anything like us) a lot of gritted teeth.
As your kids step into this next chapter of their lives, we take this moment to honour the journey you’ve travelled beside them. Your support has been essential to help them get ready for their next adventure.
Wishing you a few more nights of much-needed rest, peace, and a well-deserved exhale.
Congratulations parents & caregivers, one more finish line crossed!
Wishing you, and your family, a wonderful graduation season!
Lord Byng Secondary School Parent Advisory Committee
April 27, 2025
Dear Lord Byng Families,
It is with profound sorrow that we, the Parent Advisory Committee, extend our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones affected by the tragic events at the Lapu Lapu Block Party.
Our hearts ache for all those directly impacted and for every student, staff member, and family member in our community who is struggling in the wake of this unimaginable loss. We are holding each of you in our thoughts during this time of mourning.
We recognize that tragedies like this touch all of us in different ways. As parents ourselves, we understand how difficult it is to find words to comfort and how important it is to stand together in support. We are grateful to the Lord Byng staff and the broader Vancouver School Board community for providing counselling services and crisis support for students and families during this critical time.
Please remember that you are not alone. Our school community is here for you — to grieve with you, to listen, and to walk alongside you in the days ahead. If there are additional ways that the Parent Advisory Committee can support your family, we encourage you to reach out.
In solidarity and with heartfelt sympathy,
The Lord Byng Parent Advisory Committee
