Gladys Porter High School
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Gladys Porter High School, Brownsville Independent School District
's 2nd public high school, opened its doors in 1974. It was built to alleviate the over-crowded conditions which had existed at Brownsville High School, now Homer Hanna High School, for three years. Even before the construction began, the school's colors and mascot were chosen at a board meeting on October 2, 1973. The school was named for Gladys Sams Porter (1910-March 16, 1980), the daughter of Earl C. Sams, who was the first president of the J.C. Penney
retail chain and Lula A. Sams. Ms. Porter was a well-known Brownsville
civic leader and philanthropist. It is a magnet school
for Technology
and Engineering
. Tony Ortiz was selected the school's first principal. The Magnet Program from Porter High School will probably be moved to Veterans Memorial High School for the 2012-2013 school year.
Brownsville Independent School District
Brownsville Independent School District is a school district based in Brownsville, Texas, United States.BISD serves most of the city of Brownsville and a portion of the town of Rancho Viejo as well as unincorporated areas in Cameron County, including Cameron Park, Reid Hope King, San Pedro, South...
's 2nd public high school, opened its doors in 1974. It was built to alleviate the over-crowded conditions which had existed at Brownsville High School, now Homer Hanna High School, for three years. Even before the construction began, the school's colors and mascot were chosen at a board meeting on October 2, 1973. The school was named for Gladys Sams Porter (1910-March 16, 1980), the daughter of Earl C. Sams, who was the first president of the J.C. Penney
J.C. Penney
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. is a chain of American mid-range department stores based in Plano, Texas, a suburb north of Dallas. The company operates 1,107 department stores in all 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. JCPenney also operates catalog sales merchant offices nationwide in many...
retail chain and Lula A. Sams. Ms. Porter was a well-known Brownsville
Brownsville
Brownsville may refer to:United States*Brownsville, California , the name of several places*Brownsville, Florida**Brownsville , located at the above location...
civic leader and philanthropist. It is a magnet school
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
for Technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
and Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
. Tony Ortiz was selected the school's first principal. The Magnet Program from Porter High School will probably be moved to Veterans Memorial High School for the 2012-2013 school year.