Gladys Porter High School
Gladys Porter High School is a 5A public high school in Brownsville, Texas (USA) and is one of the successors of "Brownsville High School". It is one of six high schools operated by the Brownsville Independent School District. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. History. Porter High School was built to alleviate the over-crowded conditions which had existed at Brownsville 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 be moved to Veterans Memorial High School for the 2012-2013 school year. Athletics. The Porter Cowboys compete in the following sports: