Emsley A. Laney High School

"Laney High School" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Lucy Craft Laney High School in Augusta, Georgia.

Emsley A. Laney High School
Address
2700 N College Rd Wilmington, North Carolina 28405 United States
Coordinates	34°17′51″N 77°52′22″W
Information
Type	Public high school secondary school
Motto	Our Treasure is Knowledge
Established	1976
School district	New Hanover County Schools
Superintendent	Charles Foust
CEEB code	344349
Principal	Danny Little
Teaching staff	112.22 (FTE) (2022–2023)[1]
Grades	9-12
Gender	Co-Educational
Number of students	2,248 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	20.03 (2022–2023)[1]
Campus	Suburban
Campus size	26.477 acres
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Athletics conference	North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA)
Sports	basketball, baseball, cross country, cheerleading, football, golf, lacrosse, swimming, softball, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball, wrestling
Mascot	Buccaneer
Nickname	Buccaneers
Website	laney.nhcs.net

Emsley A. Laney High School is a four-year 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. The school’s most notable alumnus is Michael Jordan.

The Michael Jordan Gymnasium at Laney

Notable alumni

• Kadeem Allen (born 1993), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Dondi E. Costin (born 1964), former major general in the United States Air Force[2]
• Jeff Ferrell (born 1990), former MLB pitcher[3]
• Kitwana Jones (born 1981), former linebacker in the Canadian Football League[4]
• Larry Jordan (born 1962), former basketball player and basketball executive, Michael Jordan’s brother
• Michael Jordan (born 1963), former NBA player and Basketball Hall of Famer[5][6]
• Greg Lindquist (born 1979), New York-based artist [7]

• Leroy Smith (born 1963), former professional basketball player[8]
• Lara Trump (born 1982), former television producer and campaign adviser to her father-in-law Donald Trump[9]
• Kevin Whitted, former basketball player and coach[10]
• Tamera Young (born 1986), former WNBA player[11]

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Emsley A Laney High (370333001373 )". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
2. Eastman, Peg (October 3, 2018). "Meet Dondi E. Costin of Charleston Southern University". Charleston Mercury. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020.
3. Detweiler, Eric. "Jeff Ferrell optimistic despite difficult season". Star-News. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
4. "Kitwana Jones - Football". University of North Carolina Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via goheels.com.
5. "Photos: PHOTOS: Cape Fear region's notable graduates". Star-News. June 7, 2019. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020.
6. "NBA.com: Michael Jordan Bio". NBA.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
7. "Wilmington billboard, downtown signs link election to 1898 massacre". StarNews Online. November 2, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
8. "Playing for Keeps - Book excerpt". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
9. 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.
10. "Kevin Whitted". Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
11. "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.

External links

• Official website