Alta

Top 20 Hits of 1996

This Day in High School History

1996 17-year-old Bernadette O'Brien died the day after being injured body surfing at a Smashing Pumpkins gig at The Point, Dublin.
1996 Thirteen Utahns will take part in carrying the 1996 Olympic torch through portions of Nebraska and Kansas this week -- but they will do it on horseback.
1996 Most Utah businesses that use computers have a problem, and they have three years, 232 days and some 15 hours to fix it. Techies call it "the millennium virus" or "the year 2000 problem."

Alta Fun Facts

  • Opened in 1978 around the time that we were born!
  • Originally part of the Jordan School District. Now it is part of Canyons School District.
  • Has one of the largest AP programs in Utah. 
  • Has an award-winning performing arts program.