George K. Porter Middle School, Gifted & Innovative Thinking Magnets Home

College Awareness Lunch Activity

College Awareness Lunch Activity

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School Main Entrance

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2025 Dodgers Parade

Front view of school

Quad Stage

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Gifted Magnet Skirball Field Trip

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Porter Strong

MIT LACMA Field Trip

MIT LACMA Field Trip

GH Holiday Parade

2025 Granada Hills Holiday Parade

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Holiday Chili Cook-Off Winners

Veterans Day

Veterans Day Parade

Aquarium of the Pacific

Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip

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2026 Culmination

Culmination photo 2026

2026 Culmination

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Magnet for Innovative Thinking Merit Award

8th grade spring awards 2026

8th Grade Awards - Spring 2026

LAUSD Math Field Day Champions
Gifted Magnet

7th Grade Gifted Magnet Mock Trials

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PE Courts

MIT Field Trip Automobile Museum

MIT Field Trip - Academy of Motion Pictures

LACMA Mobile

LACMA Mobile 2026

Excellent Attendance Treat

Excellent Attendance Treat

Spelling Bee

2026 Porter Spelling Bee Champion, Shannon Liu 

Leadership - Haskell Articulation

Leadership - Haskell Articulation

Calendar

Sep 7

Labor Day - School is Closed

Sep 8

Professional Development

Time: 2:15 PM – 3:07 PM

Sep 9

Gifted Magnet & MIT Family Potluck Picnic (QUAD)

Time: 4 PM – 5:30 PM

Sep 10

Club Rush

Time: 12:30 PM – 1 PM
Location: Quad

Residential & SAS Family Potluck Picnic (QUAD)

Time: 4 PM – 5:30 PM

Sep 7

Labor Day

Sep 12

Choosing YOUR College

Time: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Virtual - RSVP at bit.ly/CollegeWorkshops_2026

Sep 16

Community Advisory Meeting/Reunión del Comité Asesor de la Comunidad (CAC)

Time: 10 AM – 1 PM
Location: https://lausd.zoom.us/j/87125523815?pwd=QoP1DoQUcLzZ3NR7wpnp9Bz96QvJvL.1

Sep 17

On the Right Track: Resources for "C" or Better in A-G

Time: 5 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Virtual

Sep 26

Region North Choices School Fair

Time: 9 AM – 12 PM
Location: Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (VOCES) 9171 Telfair Ave Sun Valley, CA 91352
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News & Announcements

Magnet Family Potluck

Annual Porter Magnet Family Potluck 9/9/2026 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm in the Porter Quad

Join us for our Annual Porter Magnet Family Potluck! This is a fun and informal opportunity for Magnet students, families, teachers, and staff to connect, enjoy good food, and build our Porter community.

📅 Wednesday, September 9, 2026
⏰ 4:00–5:30 PM
📍 Porter Quad

Bring a dish to share and your own picnic blanket or lawn chairs. We hope to see you there!

Just can’t hide, that Porter PRIDE!
Res Potluck

Porter Residential & SAS Family Potluck Thursday, 9/10/26 4:00 - 5:30 in the Quad

🧺 Residential & SAS Family Potluck Picnic
We’re excited to invite all Residential and SAS students and families to our annual Potluck Picnic! 🎉

Join us for a relaxed afternoon in the Porter Quad—a great opportunity to meet other families, connect with teachers and staff, and build our Porter community.

📅 Thursday, September 10, 2026
⏰ 4:00–5:30 PM
📍 Porter Quad
Please bring a food item to share and your own picnic blanket and/or lawn chairs.
Come enjoy some food, good company, and plenty of Porter PRIDE! 💙
We hope to see you there!
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We Are One

Visit LAUSD’s We Are One website if you or your family need assistance or resources including information on virtual school options, transportation, immigration, health, wellness, food, or housing.
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Prepared Respectful Integrity Determination Environment

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)

Partners and Accolades

  • California Green Ribbon Schools
  • A California Distinguished School
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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.  
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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.