Class of 1996 - 30 Year Reunion Photo

Welcome Back, Hawks

Thanks for a wonderful reunion weekend! We look forward to seeing you all at the next one.

Then & Now

Find Your Classmates

Search our alumni directory to reconnect with old friends, teammates, and classmates from the Class of 96.

Share Your Story

What have you been up to since 1996? Log in to update your profile and let everyone know where life has taken you.

Nostalgia Lane

Relive every year of high school with throwback content - music, movies, news, and Alta memories from 1993 to 1996.

This Day in Hawk History

Local & World News
1993 Israel and Jordan begin direct peace negotiations following the Oslo Accords.
1995 Nobel Peace Prize awarded jointly to Polish physicist Joseph Rotblat and the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, for their work to reduce and eliminate nuclear weapons

Business & Economy
1993 The World Bank's annual development report focuses on poverty reduction.
1994 The US dollar falls to record lows against the Japanese yen, prompting coordinated intervention by the G7 central banks

Pop Culture
1993 Howard Stern's "Private Parts" autobiography is published to massive demand.
1994 Actress Jodie Foster's thriller 'The Silence of the Lambs' becomes one of only three films to sweep the top five Academy Award categories
1994 'Pulp Fiction' opens in wide release across the US, instantly becoming one of the year's biggest cultural events

Tech
1993 AOL reports quarterly earnings showing explosive subscriber growth.
1995 The AltaVista internet search engine is launched by Digital Equipment Corporation, becoming one of the first major web search engines

Sports
1993 The 1993 NHL season begins amid labor uncertainty.

Science
1993 Scientists at MIT report a new method for creating miniaturized electronic circuits.

Alta Fun Facts

  • Known as the Home of the Hawks -- Once a hawk, always a hawk.
  • 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.