Timpview High School
| Timpview High School | |
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3570 Timpview Drive Provo, Utah 84604 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°16′51″N 111°38′51″W / 40.28083°N 111.64750°WCoordinates: 40°16′51″N 111°38′51″W / 40.28083°N 111.64750°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Principal | Fidel Montero |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | approx. 1,930 |
| Color(s) | Orange, white, blue |
| Team name | Thunderbirds |
| Rival | Provo High School |
| Newspaper | Thunderbolt |
| Website | timpview |
Timpview High School (THS) is a public secondary school located in Provo, Utah, United States. Timpview is a 4A school and is one of the three high schools in the Provo City School District. The current principal is Fidel Montero.
Timpview High School has had seven principals: John L. Matthews (1977–1979), Dolan B. Condie (1979–1985), Kay W. Laursen (1985–1990), Randall S. Merrill (1990–2001), George Bayles (2001–2011), Todd McKee (2011–2016), and Fidel Montero (2016–present).
The school's original name was supposed to be Valleyview, but the students protested claiming that there's not a great view of the valley from the school's location, and so the school was subsequently named Timpview. Timpview got its name from Mount Timpanogos and the "view" of the cited mountain from the school's location.
Timpview High School is located in the Edgemont neighborhood of Provo, about two miles north of the campus of Brigham Young University. Timpview is a Region 8, 4A School. It serves approximately 1,930 students in grades 9 through 12. Timpview’s ethnic make-up is 70% Caucasian, 19% Latino, 5% Asian, and 6% from other minority groups. The average ACT score at Timpview is 23.8.
In 2015, Timpview was ranked as one of the most challenging high schools in America, and the #1 Best High School in Utah by usnews.com.
Advanced Placement classes offered at Timpview High School include AP Studio Art, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Biology, AP Spanish Language, AP French Language, AP German Language, AP English Literature, AP English Language and Composition, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP US History, AP US Government and Politics, AP World History, AP European History, AP Music, AP Psychology, and AP Human Geography.
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