AMS 2nd Annual TOUGH MIDDLER

🎉 You are Invited for the 2nd Annual TOUGH MIDDLER!🎉

Please join us in cheering for Aspen Middle School’s 2nd Annual TOUGH MIDDLER HIGH ALTITUDE ADVENTURE RACE happening Thursday, September 17th from 10am - 3pm. This is an event you don’t want to miss and will surely hear about from your kids!

Born from Principal Tom Dodd’s big idea, this event happening on Lower Moore Field blends:

💪 Athleticism and teamwork

🌊 Obstacles & water features

🎶 DJ music & pumped-up fun

🌄 Happening on the Lower Moore Field

All 4 grades will battle for TOUGH MIDDLER glory; to be crowned the TOUGHEST MIDDLER?

Why Are We Doing It?
This isn't just about bragging rights - It's about supporting OUR students, staffulty and parent/guardian F-A-M-I-L-Y! We're hoping to raise $35,000 for the AMS PTO to Help fund:

• Academic incentives & student achievement perks

• Teacher classroom supplies & supplemental wish lists

• Spirit wear for students & staffulty

• Students & Staffulty Awards

• Ski day lunches & student fees

• Staffulty appreciation: coffee carts, parent-teacher conference meals, morale boosts

• New programs like Where Everybody Belongs 5th Grade Transition & Student Council

• The Tough Middler, The Party, social activities, 8th Grade Continuation and more!

We NEED YOU to VOLUNTEER! Sign Up Genius link coming soon to see where and how you can get involved: Start/Finish Line Timers/Recorders, Obstacle Judges, Set up & Take Down, Obstacle Equipment Procurement & Supplies, Team/Staff Support, Cheering and more!

Many Sponsors Have Already Contributed time, talent and/or treasure. THANK YOU! We’re hoping to hit a goal of $35,000 with your help!    

Donations of any size are welcome, $5 to $5,000. If every family gave $25 per child, we'd meet our goal!

Please make checks payable to: Aspen School District (Memo: AMS PTO – all donations tax-deductible). Contact Karen Price for donations in the AMS front office or scan the QR code/ click this link for donations.

 Questions? Contact:
Julie Brodsky: 303-818-6800 / juliezachabrodsky@icloud.com with the PTO Team or
Karen Price: AMS Admin. Asst. (donation collection) 970-300-2333

✨ Let’s go “ALL IN” for AMS in 2026-27 and make the 2nd Annual TOUGH MIDDLER an epic success — for our kids, our staffulty, and our whole AMS F-A-M-I-L-Y: Forget About Me I Love You! ✨

Thanks to our sponsors: