W. A. Porter News

• 9/21-9/25 - 'Clean Out the Closet' clothes drive. W. A. Porter is collecting gently worn or new clothing for the BISD Clothes Connection. Send any day with your student. We are also accepting NEW socks and underwear. Help those in need. Donate next week.
• 9/22 - Spirit Night for W. A. Porter - 3:30 - 7PM - Support W. A. Porter during Spirit Night that you are dining as a part of the W. A. Porter fundraiser and 20% of your sale will be donated to the W. A. Porter PTA. Chick-fil-A Hurst (460 Grapevine Highway).
• 9/25 - Early Dismissal Day - 12:10

Thanks to all of the participants in last nights Watch D.O.G.S. kickoff. If you were not able to attend, it's not too late. Stop by the office for an information packet or email Mark Gordon at mag97m@gmail.com.

W. A. Porter was the 15th elementary school built by Birdville I.S.D. On November 7, 1974, the Board of Trustees accepted a bid of $968,802 for the construction of the school. It is the only BISD school in Hurst because school district and city boundaries are not always the same.

The building was not ready when school started in the fall of 1975, so Porter was housed in the same building as Smithfield Elementary. In February 1976, the building was ready for students, However, the roads were not paved. During inclement weather that winter; students and staff had to drive through mud until the roads were complete.

Porter opened with Ralph Stafford as the principal; Betty Burkett as the secretary; Nita Mason as the cafeteria manager; and Ilene Ehlrich as the school nurse.

Email: Greg.Bicknell@BirdvilleSchools.net
Website: http://www.birdvilleschools.net/Domain/2282
Location: 2750 Prestondale Drive, Hurst, TX, United States
Phone: 817-547-2900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Official-W-A-Porter-Elementary-Page-190063893660/timeline/
Twitter: @WAPorterES

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