Timpview High School (THS) is a public secondary school located in Provo,

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, United States. Timpview is a 6A school and is one of the three high schools in the Provo City School District. The current principal is Momi Tu'ua.

Academics

Advanced Placement classes offered at Timpview High School include

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AP Spanish Language Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish Language and Culture (also known as AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish V, or AP Spanish) is a course and examination offered by the College Board in the United States education system as part of the Advanced Placeme ...

AP French Language Advanced Placement (AP) French Language and Culture (also known as AP French Lang, AP French Language or AP French) is a course offered by the College Board to high school students in the United States as an opportunity to earn placement credit ...

AP German Language Advanced Placement (AP) German Language and Culture (also known as AP German Language or AP German) is a course and examination provided by the College Board through the Advanced Placement Program. This course is designed to give high school stud ...

AP English Literature Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition (also known as Senior AP English, AP Lit, APENG, or AP English IV) is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program in the United State ...

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, AP Calculus AB,

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AP Statistics Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics (also known as AP Stats) is a college-level high school statistics course offered in the United States through the College Board's Advanced Placement program. This course is equivalent to a one semester, non-ca ...

AP US History Advanced Placement (AP) United States History (also known as AP U.S. History or APUSH () is a college-level course and examination offered by College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program. Course The AP U.S. History course is designed ...

, AP US Government and Politics,

AP World History Advanced Placement (AP) World History: Modern (also known as just AP World History, AP World, or WHAP) is a college-level course and examination offered to high school students in the United States through the College Board's Advanced Placemen ...

AP Music Advanced Placement (AP) Music Theory (also known as AP Music or AP Theory) is a course and examination offered in the United States by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program to high school students who wish to earn credit for a ...

AP Psychology Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology (also known as AP Psych) and its corresponding exam are part of College Board's Advanced Placement Program. This course is tailored for students interested in the field of psychology and as an opportunity to ...

, and

AP Human Geography Advanced Placement (AP) Human Geography (also known as AP Human Geo, AP Geography, APHG, AP HuGe, AP HuG, AP Human, or HGAP) is an Advanced Placement social studies course in human geography for high school students in the US, culminating in an e ...

. Timpview is also the only public school in Utah to teach a linear algebra class.

Concurrent enrollment

Timpview High School offered 128 concurrent enrollment courses through Utah Valley University. In addition, many students take concurrent enrollment classes at

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ...

, the local college two miles away.

Athletics

Timpview's athletic program offers participation in eleven competitive sports: lacrosse, baseball, basketball, football, golf, swimming, soccer, tennis, track, cross country, and volleyball. In the 2008–09 school year, Timpview won the "All Sports Award" for the 4A classification in Utah. , the Timpview boys'

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team has won seven consecutive 4A state tennis championships; its girls'

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team has won three consecutive 4A championships. In 2008–09, Timpview won state championships in football, boys' track, and boys' cross country.

PHASE Spectacular Program

In the 1990s, Timpview High School once sponsored a musical theater program called PHASE Spectacular founded by the school teacher Dana Thelon from the Provo School District which stands for Peers Helping Advance Self Esteem using various pop songs and even songs from The Newsies. This program was to help troubled students get through the problems of Elementary School, Middle School and High School, This program has shutdown in 2001 by the Provo School District due to budget cuts.

Filming in Timpview High School

Love, Fall & Order (2019) During one scene in the Hallmark film Love, Fall and Order 2019. Timpview High School has been renamed to TAFT High School. Also Claire Hart and Patrick Harris are seen having a baking competition and walking in the school hallways and running on the Timpview High School track football field. The Adventures of Food Boy (2008) Timpview was the scene for all school-related portion of this movie.

Wildfire at Timpview High School

On Friday, November 6, 2020, a wildfire burned behind the Timpview High School East field behind the school on the Foothills. Police were called about 8:01 PM and firefighters were called on the scene. The fire was about 20 feet by 20 feet when it was called in, but, because of the wind and extreme fire conditions, was slightly larger by the time the fire department arrived. Within an hour, the fire was under control and no injuries happened

Notable alumni

* Mike Affleck, professional football player in the

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, professional ballroom dancer and Dancing with the Stars pro dancer * Bronson Kaufusi, professional football player in the

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Mike Lee Michael Shumway Lee (born June 4, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Utah, a seat he has held since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. Lee began his career as a clerk for the U ...

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, professional football player in the NFL * Matt Reynolds, professional football player in the NFL *

Danny Southwick Daniel Aaron Southwick (born September 28, 1981) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for BYU Cougars football, BYU, Oregon State Beavers football, Oregon State, Utah Tech Trailblazers football, Dixi ...

, professional football player in the Arena Football League *

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, musician with punk rock band Rancid *

Xavier Su'a-Filo Xavier Filoitumua Su'a-Filo (born January 1, 1991) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA. Early years A native ...

, professional football player in the NFL * Pita Taumoepenu, professional football player in the NFL *

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, professional football player in the NFL

References

External links

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