Student Support Services

Hi! My name is Rebecca Brigner and I am a nationally-certified school psychologist. After graduating from Worcester State University with an Educational Specialist degree, I started my career at GMS in 2018.

Some of my responsibilities at GMS include completing psychoeducational assessments, counseling, Section 504 management, as well as consulting with parents and teachers. I enjoy working part of a team that is dedicated to achieve the same goal - supporting individual student needs!

Outside of school, I love to spend time with my family, catch up with friends, take day trips, and go shopping!

Greetings. Let me briefly introduce myself to you. My name is John Howe and I am a long-time school psychologist at Griswold Middle School. As a dedicated member of our skilled Student Support Team at GMS, I am occupationally passionate about helping grades five through eight students navigate their way through their challenging middle school years. I believe in building positive relationships, earing trust, and making our support services a valuable resource for our students, families, and school staff.

My primary point of focus is to assist students with issues related to the stages of growth in the areas of academic, personal, emotional and social development. This includes but is not limited to assisting students with issues of divorce, grief, study skills, friendship/social skills, emotional regulation and anger management.

I look forward to working with you and your child to ensure that their years at Griswold Middle School are ones that each of you can look back on fondly.

Hi! My name is Karen Scholl and I am the GMS School Counselor. I started working for Griswold Public Schools as a high school counselor in 2006 before switching to my “home” the middle school in 2015.

As the school counselor, I help students with all aspects of development including, academic counseling, career guidance, and personal/social counseling. I assist students (and parents!) with transition into middle school and into high school as well as with families and community members to develop partnerships for student success. I look forward to working with students to help them reach their full academic potential and experience success. I am a middle schooler for life!

When I am not at work, you can find me traveling/exploring with my family, playing with my dog, or enjoying sports like boxing, soccer, and hockey!