{"id":711,"date":"2021-06-17T15:17:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T22:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/?page_id=711"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:22:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:22:54","slug":"parent-advisory-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/parent-advisory-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent Advisory Council (PAC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-nlalv-a0242bab96d5b6fd8e11c695a5b21a7a\">\n.flex_column.av-nlalv-a0242bab96d5b6fd8e11c695a5b21a7a{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-nlalv-a0242bab96d5b6fd8e11c695a5b21a7a av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bgcon-5a71c9bd3291022797c33c9a5f2dea8e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-bgcon-5a71c9bd3291022797c33c9a5f2dea8e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-bgcon-5a71c9bd3291022797c33c9a5f2dea8e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-bgcon-5a71c9bd3291022797c33c9a5f2dea8e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1386 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1386 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/07\/HBE-PAC.jpg\" alt='' title='HBE PAC'  height=\"960\" width=\"680\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/07\/HBE-PAC.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/07\/HBE-PAC-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/07\/HBE-PAC-499x705.jpg 499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-aurnv-397aec3f11396710b98764aea38dd5e8\">\n.flex_column.av-aurnv-397aec3f11396710b98764aea38dd5e8{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-aurnv-397aec3f11396710b98764aea38dd5e8 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kq1e3cww-06538bbf8f80ec39b5ed60a9d8da928f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Parent Advisory Council (PAC)<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Huband <\/span><b>Parent Advisory Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (commonly known as the PAC) is for all parents and guardians of children enrolled at Huband Park Elementary. If you have a child at Huband, you are a member of the PAC!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PAC is here to listen, discuss, support, and contribute to many aspects of the Huband school community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please join us at our meetings, which are generally held on a <\/span><b>Thursday evening <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">each month in the Huband library.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Stay in the know: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hubandparkparents\">fo<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">llow your PAC on Facebook!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact us at:<\/span><a href=\"mailto:hubandparkpac@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hubandparkpac@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>for hot lunch: <a href=\"mailto:hubandparkpac@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hubandparkhotlunch@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Please remember that we are all volunteers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Let\u2019s work together to make Huband a wonderful learning environment for everyone and a community to be engaged in!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Initiatives in 2025-26 include:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Salad Bar and Hot Lunch, which raise the bulk of our funds*<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Huband Holiday Market &#8211; Nov. 15, 2025 (Entry by donation. Vendors, silent auction, bake sale, and more!)<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Mother&#8217;s Day hanging baskets and blueberry plant sale<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Educational opportunities for parents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Orders can be made at<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/huband.hotlunches.net\/admin\/\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">huband.hotlunches.net\/<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; if you are interested in volunteering, email <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:hubandparkpac@gmail.com\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hubandparkpac@gmail.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it is your first time ordering, y<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ou will have to enter the school code HPHL.\u00a0 Complete instructions to set up your hot lunch account can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/hot-lunch\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Where does the money go?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We encourage you to come to our fall PAC meetings to discuss and vote on the budget priorities for the school year. Much of the funds raised goes to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Field trips (ice skating, to the pool, etc.) and transportation to and from field trips (buses)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subsidizing lunches for children who need it<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discretionary funds for teachers to spend in their classrooms<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Updating gym equipment, such as soccer balls and Huband jerseys for sports teams, and outdoor garden needs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology (such as ipads) and learning apps to accommodate the needs and abilities of all learners<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Grade 7 year-end field trip, an opportunity for the senior students to challenge themselves and bond before going to high school<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elections for the PAC Executive are held at the Annual General Meeting in May or June. If you are interested in any of the positions please make sure that you express that interest prior to, or simply come to that meeting. \u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>2023-24 PAC Executive<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chair: Morgen Parkin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vice Chair: <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Karen Stevenson<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treasurer: Krista Galley<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secretary: Bonnie Dennis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DPAC Rep: Justyne Smith and <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Bonnie Dennis<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fundraising Coordinator: Nikki Hainstock<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volunteer Coordinator:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hot Lunch Coordinator: <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"> Keelyn Legere and Kailey Sanger( <a href=\"mailto:hubandparkpac@gmail.com\"> hubandparkhotlunch@gmail.com<\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salad Bar Co-Coordinators: <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Shawn Lawrence and Bruce McClintock<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting minutes can be found posted on the PAC bulletin board outside the library.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-711","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-16 01:25:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=711"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3752,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/711\/revisions\/3752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}