AMS 1st Annual TOUGH MIDDLER

🎉 Your Invited for the 1st Annual TOUGH MIDDLER!🎉

Please join us in cheering for Aspen Middle School’s very 1st TOUGH MIDDLER HIGH ALTITUDE ADVENTURE RACE happening Thursday, October 9th from 10am - 3pm (Thursday date moved up from Friday)! 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 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 F-A-M-I-L-Y, students, staff and parent/guardian community! We're hoping to raise $50,000 for the AMS PTO to Help fund:

• Academic incentives & student achievement perks

• Teacher classroom supplies & supplemental wishlists

• Spirit wear for students & staffulty

• Students of the Month & Staffulty Awards

• Staffulty appreciation: coffee carts, lunches, morale boosts

• Ski day lunches & enrichment activities for students

• The Tough Middler, Activities & Dances, 8th Grade Continuation & Field Day & more!

We NEED YOU! Volunteer sign up is coming soon to see where and how you can get involved!  Looking for Volunteers: Start/Finish Line Timers/Recorders, Obstacle Judges, Set up & Take Down, Obstacle Equipment Procurement & Supplies, Classroom/Team Support and more!

Many Sponsors Have Already Contributed time, talent and/or treasure. THANK YOU!  We have raised $35,000 so far, but hoping to hit a goal of $50,000 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.

Successfund 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 2025-26 and make the 1st 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:

Brodsky Family, VandeBoom Family, Heather and Todd DuBoef, Hechtopf Family, Sohn Family, Firman Family, Adam Family, Gilmore Family, AGS Ballet Aspen, Berg Family, Speaker Family, Stueber Family, Stutsman Gerbez, John Fisher, Aspen Tire and Detail, Aspen Fire Department.