Alta

Top 20 Hits of 1996

This Day in High School History

1996 Panama becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
1996 The Fugees scored their first UK No.1 single with their version of the Roberta Flack 1973 hit 'Killing Me Softly'. The song composed by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel in 1971 was inspired by Lori Lieberman's poem 'Killing Me Softly with His Blues', written having seen a performance by US singer, songwriter Don McLean.
1996 U. graduates its largest class ever.
1996 Park City rejects ski-bridge proposal.
1996 Weber State University awards 2,900 diplomas.

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.