First Grade



Mrs. Lynn Wilson

Mrs. Lynn Wilson ,a first grade teacher at Leake Academy,graduated from McCluer Academy and Mississippi College. She is married to Richard Wilson. They have a daughter, Mary Lauren, a junior at Mississippi State,  and a son, Grant, a senior at Leake Academy.  Mrs. Wilson has taught kindergarten at Kosciusko Separate School District, first and fifth grades at Starkville Academy, K-4 at First Methodist in Philadelphia, and has been a first grade teacher here at Leake Academy for sixteen years.


Candice Peebles

Mrs. Candice Peebles is a graduate from Union High School and Mississippi State University.  She is married to Kevin Peebles.  They have a daughter, Macie, who is five years old and a son, Harrison, who is three years old.  Mrs. Peebles and her family reside in Sebastopol and attend Sebastopol United Methodist Church.

Jenna Clearman

My name is Jenna Clearman. I am a first grade assistant teacher  with Mrs. Wilson.  I have two boys, Maddox who is three and Majure who is one.  We currently reside in Philadelphia and attend West Philadelphia Baptisit Church.


Mrs. Lori Crane

Mrs. Lori Crane is a teacher's aid for first grade. She, her husband, Tony, and son, Joshua, are graduates of Leake Academy.  Her daughter Allison is in the seventh grade.  She is a member of New Hope Baptish Church and lives in Walnut Grove.