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

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Magnet for Innovative Thinking Merit Award

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PE Courts

Spelling Bee

2026 Porter Spelling Bee Champion, Shannon Liu 

LACMA Mobile

LACMA Mobile 2026

Excellent Attendance Treat

Excellent Attendance Treat

LAUSD Math Field Day Champions
GH Holiday Parade

2025 Granada Hills Holiday Parade

Leadership - Haskell Articulation

Leadership - Haskell Articulation

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School Main Entrance

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Gifted Magnet Skirball Field Trip

Aquarium of the Pacific

Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip

MIT LACMA Field Trip

MIT LACMA Field Trip

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Holiday Chili Cook-Off Winners

Culmination 2026 - girls

2026 Culmination

Veterans Day

Veterans Day Parade

College Awareness Lunch Activity

College Awareness Lunch Activity

Gifted Magnet

7th Grade Gifted Magnet Mock Trials

Culmination photo 2026

2026 Culmination

MIT Field Trip Automobile Museum

MIT Field Trip - Academy of Motion Pictures

Front view of school

Quad Stage

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2025 Dodgers Parade

8th grade spring awards 2026

8th Grade Awards - Spring 2026

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Porter Strong

Calendar

Oct 20

PSAT - 8th Grade Only (Trojan Hall)

Time: 8 AM – 11:47 AM
Location: Trojan Hall

Professional Development

Time: 2:15 PM – 3:07 PM

Faculty Meeting

Time: 3:08 PM – 4:08 PM

Oct 21

Magnet Tour

Time: 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

Diavolo Performance (Trojan Hall)

Time: 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM

Oct 22

Webinar: College Advising for Student Athletes

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

Oct 23

Webinar: Protect What Matters Most: Family Preparedness and Peace of Mind

Time: 9 AM – 10:30 AM
Location: Virtual

Oct 24

LAUSD Health Screening Fairs

Time: 9 AM – 2 PM
Location: Ulysses S. Grant High School  Address: 13000 Oxnard St., Van Nuys, CA 91401

Oct 27

Region East State of the Region

Time: 9 AM – 11 AM
Location: TBD

Oct 28

Webinar: Keeping Your Cool, Supporting Children With Big Emotions

Time: 9 AM
Location: Virtual
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News & Announcements

LCAP Flyer

Parent Workshop on Monday, October 26 at 9:00 am in the Parent Center

Please join us for a Parent Workshop on Monday, October 26 at 9:00 am in the Parent Center. We will be presenting LAUSD's Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). You will learn how the district sets goals and creates action plans to improve student outcomes and close equity gaps.
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Porter Stars Honor Roll Assemblies

Join us to honor our 7th and 8th grade students' academic accomplishments from the spring semester of last year. Families are invited.
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Halloween Costume Guidelines

Please see the attached flyer for information regarding Halloween costume guidelines for Friday, October 30, 2026.
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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.