Bristow Grade 6

Meet our Academic Teachers

Ms. Smith

       Language Arts & Team Leader

📧 chelsea_smith@whps.org 
Fun Fact: I love to exercise every morning! 

Mrs. Bennett

Science

📧 tracy_bennett@whps.org 
Fun Fact:  I volunteer at a horse rescue.

Mr. Lachance

Math

📧 brian_lachance@whps.org 
Fun Fact: I love running!

Mrs. Leghorn

Social Studies

📧 brittany_leghorn@whps.org
Fun Fact:  I am an identical triplet...
and I have fraternal twin girls!

Mrs. Faulkner

Resource

📧 nancy_faulkner@whps.org 
Fun Fact: I love horses & water skiing and can shockingly still slalom! 

Sra. Kneidel

Spanish

📧 ashley_kneidel@whps.org 
Fun Fact: I raise guide dogs for Guiding Eyes for the Blind.

Dr. Pelliccioni

French

📧 marcelo_pelliccioni@whps.org 
Fun Fact: I like to rollerblade in different cities around the world. One of my best experiences was Paris!

Mr. Shen

Chinese

james_shen@whps.org 
Fun Fact: My favorite sport is basketball.

Ms. Olson

Reading

📧jillian_olson@whps.org    
Fun Fact: Ms. Olson's maiden name is Savage. So, I'm Ms. Savage! 

Ms. Mcmanus

Math

📧aine_mcmanus@whps.org 
Fun Fact:  I've lived in Ireland, Australia and the US.

Ms. Hackman

Resource

📧courtney_hackman@whps.org  

Ms. Bianca

Resource

📧jennifer_bianca@whps.org 
Fun Fact:  I love to research my family tree. I currently have found 6,016 relatives all across the world.

Meet the Unified Arts Teachers

Mr. Jones

PE/Health

📧troy_jones@whps.org   
Fun Fact: Mr. Jones loves disc golf and is happy to play at any time!

Mrs. Smith

PE/Health

📧jodie_smith@whps.org  
Fun Fact: I love winter and skiing is my favorite thing to do!

Mrs. Kaminski

Art

📧jamie_kaminski@whps.org 
Fun Fact: I live and work in WH, so if you see me in Big Y say Hi! My oldest was a Bristow grad, this is a great place to be.

Ms. Anstett

Tech Eng

📧dawn_anstett@whps.org 
Fun Fact: I represented the CT state Grange as Fair Queen and Youth Ambassador in 1985. Today I am the Youth Director for the CT State Grange.

Meet the Band, Choir, Orchestra, and Quest Teachers

Dr. Frewen

Music & Choir

📧katie_frewen@whps.org 
Fun Fact: Even though I like to think I’m a relatively fun person, I strongly dislike amusement parks and mini golf!

Mr. Cortes-Sanchez

Band

📧jesus_cortessanchez@whps.org 
Fun Fact: As a middle school student Mr. Cortes dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player! 

Mrs. McSweeney

Orchestra

📧mary_mcsweeney@whps.org 
Fun Fact: I love to run, hike, and adventure outdoors. 

Ms. Rybczyk

Quest

📧lindsay_goltzman@whps.org 
Fun Fact: I love Boy Bands- any generation!

Meet our Support Staff

Mrs. Johnson

School Counselor (A-K)

📧megan_johnson@whps.org 
Fun Fact: I am running two half marathon races in the next month. 

Mrs. Landers

School Counselor (L-Z)

📧amy_landers@whps.org 
Fun Fact: I went to King Philip (there was no Bristow "back then") and Hall HS! 

Mr. Rissing

Interventionist

📧randall_rissing@whps.org  

Mr. Richards

School Psychologist

📧josh_richards@whps.org 
Fun Fact: Mr. Richards is a big Celtics fan! 🍀🏀

Meet our Support Staff

Meet our Teacher Librarian

Mrs. Duquette

Social Worker

📧amy_duquette@whps.org 
Fun Fact: I know how to make balloon animals!

Ms. Thom

Librarian

📧melissa_thom@whps.org  
Fun Fact: I grew up on a farm in Minnesota!