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

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Holiday Chili Cook-Off Winners

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School Main Entrance

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Magnet for Innovative Thinking Merit Award

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Quad Stage

Leadership - Haskell Articulation

Leadership - Haskell Articulation

MIT LACMA Field Trip

MIT LACMA Field Trip

LACMA Mobile

LACMA Mobile 2026

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Gifted Magnet Skirball Field Trip

Excellent Attendance Treat

Excellent Attendance Treat

Veterans Day

Veterans Day Parade

Culmination 2026 - girls

2026 Culmination

MIT Field Trip Automobile Museum

MIT Field Trip - Academy of Motion Pictures

Culmination photo 2026

2026 Culmination

GH Holiday Parade

2025 Granada Hills Holiday Parade

Spelling Bee

2026 Porter Spelling Bee Champion, Shannon Liu 

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2025 Dodgers Parade

LAUSD Math Field Day Champions
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Porter Strong

Aquarium of the Pacific

Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip

College Awareness Lunch Activity

College Awareness Lunch Activity

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PE Courts

8th grade spring awards 2026

8th Grade Awards - Spring 2026

Gifted Magnet

7th Grade Gifted Magnet Mock Trials

Calendar

Oct 19

PTSA Meeting

Time: 6 PM – 7 PM

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

Oct 27

Region East State of the Region

Time: 9 AM – 11 AM
Location: TBD

Oct 31

Household Income Form Deadline

Time: 12 PM

Nov 11

Veterans' Day

Nov 26

Thanksgiving

Nov 27

Thanksgiving

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News & Announcements

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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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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.
Walk in Tutoring

Walk-In Tutoring Every Monday and Wednesday in the Porter Library 3:15 - 4:15 PM.

Do you need extra help with your schoolwork or just a quiet place to do homework with support? Drop-in tutoring will be available every Monday and Wednesday in the Library from 3:15pm to 4:15. Students can get help from teachers in all subjects. Interested students must go to the library immediately after the dismissal bell. No sign up is required.
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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.