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 senior at Mississippi State,  and a son, Grant, a freshman at Mississippi State. 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 is now a first grade teacher here at Leake Academy.


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 Sanderford

Jenna Sanderford is a first grade assistant teacher. She is a Neshoba Central graduate. She is married and has two boys, Maddox who is five and in kindergarten at LA and Majure who is three. They currently attend Crossway Community 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.