Emsley A. Laney High School
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| Emsley A. Laney High School | |
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2700 N College Rd , 28405 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°18′08″N 77°52′31″W / 34.3021135°N 77.8752631°WCoordinates: 34°18′08″N 77°52′31″W / 34.3021135°N 77.8752631°W |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Our treasure is knowledge |
| Established | 1976 |
| School district | New Hanover County Schools |
| Superintendent | Charles Foust |
| CEEB code | 344349 |
| Principal | Sharon Dousharm |
| Teaching staff | 110.59 (FTE) (2019–20)[1] |
| Number of students | 2,084 (2019–20)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.84 (2019–20)[1] |
| Campus size | 26.477 acres |
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| Team name | Buccaneers |
| Website | laney |
Emsley A. Laney High School is a public high school in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. The school was named after Emsley Armfield Laney, a business and community leader for several decades in Wilmington. It is a part of New Hanover County Schools.
Athletics[]
The Michael Jordan Gymnasium at Laney
Laney High School competes as the "Buccaneers". The Bucs have won conference, regional, and state championships in different sports throughout the school's history. Sports teams at Laney include:
- Football
- Soccer
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Cheerleading
- Gymnastics
- Basketball
- Swimming
- Wrestling
- Lacrosse
- Golf
- Baseball
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Soccer
Notable alumni[]
- Dondi E. Costin, former major general in the United States Air Force[2]
- Jeff Ferrell, MLB pitcher[3]
- Kitwana Jones, linebacker in the Canadian Football League[4]
- Michael Jordan, professional basketball player[5][6]
- Greg Lindquist, artist[citation needed]
- Harvest Smith, professional basketball player[7]
- Lara Trump, television producer and campaign adviser to her father-in-law Donald Trump[8]
- Kevin Whitted, basketball player and coach[9]
- Tamera Young, WNBA player[10]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Search for Public Schools - Emsley A Laney High (370333001373 )". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Eastman, Peg (October 3, 2018). "Meet Dondi E. Costin of Charleston Southern University". Charleston Mercury. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020.
- ^ Detweiler, Eric. "Jeff Ferrell optimistic despite difficult season". Star-News. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Kitwana Jones - Football". University of North Carolina Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via goheels.com.
- ^ "Photos: PHOTOS: Cape Fear region's notable graduates". Star-News. June 7, 2019. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020.
- ^ "NBA.com: Michael Jordan Bio". Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Playing for Keeps - Book excerpt". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
- ^ Leyva, Hannah (September 2, 2016). "Wrightsville Beach native Lara Trump loves coming home to campaign for father-in-law Donald Trump". PortCityDaily. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020 – via portcitydaily.com.
- ^ "Kevin Whitted". Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ "Tamera Young - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via wnba.com.
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