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

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Gifted Magnet Skirball Field Trip

Gifted Magnet

7th Grade Gifted Magnet Mock Trials

Anti Bullying Lunch Event

Anti Bullying Lunch Event

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2025 Dodgers Parade

Leadership - Haskell Articulation

Leadership - Haskell Articulation

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PE Courts

MIT LACMA Field Trip

MIT LACMA Field Trip

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Magnet for Innovative Thinking Merit Award

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Halloween 2025

Spelling Bee

2026 Porter Spelling Bee Champion, Shannon Liu 

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Veterans Day

Veterans Day Parade

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2025-2026 Srudent Body Elections

PSAT Party

8th Grade PSAT Hot Cocoa Reward

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Quad Stage

GH Holiday Parade

2025 Granada Hills Holiday Parade

LACMA Mobile

LACMA Mobile 2026

Aquarium of the Pacific

Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip

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Holiday Chili Cook-Off Winners

College Awareness Lunch Activity

College Awareness Lunch Activity

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Porter Strong

Excellent Attendance Treat

Excellent Attendance Treat

FALL PBL

MIT 6th Grade Fall PBL Showcase

Calendar

Jul 7

Local School Leadership Council (LSLC)

Time: 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Jul 14

School Site Council (SSC)

Time: 4 PM – 5 PM

Aug 4

Local School Leadership Council (LSLC)

Time: 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Aug 6

6th Grade Orientation

Time: 9 AM – 12 PM

Aug 7

7th Grade Orientation

Time: 8 AM – 10 AM

Jun 19

Juneteenth Holiday

Jul 3

Independence Day Observed

Aug 12

First Day of Instruction

Sep 4

Admission Day

Sep 7

Labor Day

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News & Announcements

6 orientation

6th Grade Orientation August 6, 2026 9 am - 12 pm

Meet Porter staff, learn important information about our school, pick up your textbooks and class schedule, take your school picture, purchase PE uniforms, and get ready for an exciting first year at Porter. We look forward to welcoming our newest students and families!
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We Are One

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Join Porter PTSA!

Scan the QR code with your phone to become a PTSA member today! Anyone can join, students, teachers, parents, family members, community members, and anyone who loves Porter and wants to show their support!
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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.