The Weekly Line
Aspen Middle School Family Update
"WHAT TIME IS IT?....IT'S TOUGH MIDDLER TIME!"
Dear AMS F-A-M-I-L-Y (Students, Parents/Guardians & Staffulty),
The 1st Annual AMS Tough Middler High Altitude Adventure Race is Thursday, 10/9, 10am - 3pm on the Lower Moore Field during AMS Spirit Week! We work hard and we play hard at AMS, so we're going All In to grow our AMS F-A-M-I-L-Y culture (Forget About Me I Love You) and raise $50K through our rebranded PTO to enhance programming for our kids and staffulty. Click these links to learn more about the Tough Middler:
AMS Tough Middler High Altitude Adventure Race DETAILS 10-9-25
AMS Tough Middler High Altitude Adventure Race LETTER 9-24-25
PTO or Tough Middler questions? Contact Julie Brodsky (303-818-6800, juliezachabrodsky@icloud.com), or me (970-300-1644, tdodd@aspenk12.net).
It’s go time Skiers!
Shine on,
Dr. Tom
Tom Dodd, PhD
#AMSAllIn #AMSF-A-M-I-L-Y #TheAMSDifference
Spirit Week Dress Up Days
Monday - Twin/Group Matching Day
Tuesday - Western Day ~ Yeehaw!
Wednesday - Beach Day
Thursday - Tough Middler T-Shirt Day (Handed Out Thur. Morning)
Friday - School Colors Day (7th/8th Black, 5th/6th Red, Staffulty White) or AMS Shirt
Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO)
Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO), Tuesday, 10/21, 8:15am - 9:30am, AMS Conference Rm.
Our next PTO meeting is Tuesday, 10/21, 8:15am - 9:30am in the AMS Conference Rm. The agenda will be a debrief of our 1st Annual Tough Middler High Altitude Adventure Race! Join us!
School Accountability Committee (SAC):
The AMS SAC meets quarterly and to discuss school performance. Our first of four meetings is Thursday, 10/15 at 4pm in the AMS Conference Rm. during Parent-Teacher Conferences to encourage participation. Dr. Tom will email a calendar invite to the parents/guardians who let him know of their interest in serving on the AMS SAC.
Lunch Information
Every week the AMS Lunchroom is looking for volunteers to support our staff by volunteering from 11:40am - 12:30pm on Mondays - Fridays. Please sign up for a volunteer shift HERE!
AMS Upcoming Dates
Click here to add our AMS Family Calendar to your Google calendar and see these important upcoming dates:
Monday, October 6th ~ 7th / 8th Grade Football Games @ ASD Turf 4:30pm vs Rifle
Thursday, October 9th ~ AMS Tough Middler
Wednesday, October 15th ~ NO SCHOOL STUDENTS - AMS Staff PD Day
Thursday, October 16th ~ NO SCHOOL STUDENTS - Parent / Teacher Conferences
Friday, October 17th ~ No School Students - Parent / Teacher Conferences
AMS Outdoor Education:
5th Grade ODE Arches Camping
Monday, October 6th - October 9th - Kari Strobel / Evan Woody
