Mansfield Timberview High School (THS) is a

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located in Arlington,

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campus. Its

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. Timberview High School was named an AVID National Demonstration School in 2016 and an AVID School-wide Site of Distinction in 2017. The school serves sections of Arlington,

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, and Grand Prairie. Timberview serves several communities, including Lake Port Village.

History

On October 6, 2021, a shooter (Timothy George Simpkins) opened fire just after 9:15 a.m., shooting three people, including a student attending Mansfield Timberview High School, who was left in

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. The shooter identified as an 18-year-old male named Timothy George Simpkins fled after the shooting. The suspect fled the scene and later turned himself in that day. The suspect faces three counts of

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. This prompted authorities to monitor videofeeds in real time and conduct random canine searches in classrooms.

Feeder patterns

The following

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s feed into Mansfield Timberview High School: Brockett, Gideon, Thelma Jones, and Cabaniss. Icenhower

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feeds into Mansfield Timberview High School. Coble

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feeds into Mansfield Timberview High School.

Athletics

State titles: *(2008-2009) Girls' Track *(2009-2010) Girls' Basketball *(2016-2017) Men's Basketball *(2018-2019) Men's Basketball

Notable alumni

* David Anenih, 2017, American football player *

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, 2008,

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Aldrich Bailey Aldrich Bailey Jr. (born February 6, 1994) is an American sprinter. He graduated from Mansfield Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas in 2012, and was committed to Texas A&M University in 2012. In 2014 Bailey transferred to the University ...

, 2012,

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sprinter for the

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, 2014, basketball player for the

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* Isaac Likekele, 2018, college basketball player *

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(born 1993), basketball player for

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in the

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References

External links

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