Ms. Cantrell was born in Lebanon and attended LHS. She started teaching in 1976. She currently teaches English III, English III Honors, English II Honors, and Journalism/Newspaper. Ms. Cantrell graduated from Memphis State University with a BA in English and a minor in Secondary Education. She served in the Peace Corps in Tunisia, North Africa and taught ESL from 1981-1988 in Tokyo, Japan. Her favorite quote is “Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire” by William Yeats. Her hobbies are reading and gardening. Mrs. Cantrell has 4 sisters, 1 brother, 2 nieces, and 5 nephews.
