Southern Hills Junior High is located in the Table Mesa area of Boulder with an enrollment of 830 students. This is the seventh year of operation for the school and the third year with Mr. Cassio as the director of instrumental music.

There are three bands averaging 65 members each, orches-tra, two Jazz Ensembles, Laboratory (beginning) Band and small ensembles with a total enrollment of 260 students in the instrumental music program.

These organizations have presented almost 20 formal concerts and numorous other engagements throughout the school year with the highlight being the Orchestra Concert at the CMEA Convention in Colorado Springs.