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Nov 20

NAEP Testing - Select 8th Graders

Nov 21

Please join us for our last meeting of the calendar year, as we do not have a meeting held in December. We will be finalizing plans for the Harvest Festival next Thurs. 11/21, among other updates and upcoming events.

Homeless Hygiene Drive

We are collecting donations to support our unhoused community in Los Angeles. See flyer attached.

Harvest Festival

Join us for food, games and music at our annual Harvest Festival on Thursday, November 21st at 3:30 pm.

Holiday Toy Drive

In the spirit of giving we are please to announce that Porter MS will be holding a toy drive for Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Please see attached flyer for details.

Parent Center Workshops - October

Please see the attached flyer for our workshops the month of October

PSAT 8/9 for 8th Graders

We will be giving the PSAT on October 21st and 22nd. 8th grade residential students will take it October 21st and 8th grade magnet students will take the test October 22nd.

Library Drop In Tutoring - Every Monday and Wednesday - Starting Sept 16th

Library Drop In Tutoring will begin September 16th, 2024. It will run every Monday and Wednesday from 3:15 PM to 4:15 PM excluding school closures or holidays.

Superintendent’s Opening of Schools Address

Watch the Superintendent’s Opening of Schools Address, previously broadcast from The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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Prepared Respectful Integrity Determination Environment

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Student Led Conference Night Recap

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At A Glance

Concert Band, String Orchestra, and Percussion Music Electives
4 High School Ready Courses (A-G Requirements)
Over 30 Clubs
Beyond the Bell League Champions
1110 Student Population
Spanish 1 & 2 (Biliteracy Pathway)

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About Us
Our Mission

About Us

George K. Porter MS has several instructional programs to meet the needs of our diverse student body. This includes our residential school, School for Advanced Studies, Gifted and High Ability Magnet, and our new magnet program for all students, the Magnet for Innovative Thinking.

Our Mission

In a safe environment and through a rigorous accelerated program, students from George K. Porter Gifted/High Achieving Magnet Middle School will work toward mastery of content area standards and develop academic and social skills that will enable them to become productive members of our ever-changing multiculturally diverse, technologically advancing society.