Emsley A. Laney High School
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2700 N College Rd Wilmington, North Carolina 28405 | |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Our Treasure is Knowledge" |
| Established | 1976 |
| School district | New Hanover County Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Tim Markley |
| Principal | Al O'Briant |
| Number of students | 2,242 |
| Color(s) | Blue Gold |
| Team name | Buccaneers |
| Campus | Lot size: 26.477 acres |
| Website | www.nhcs.net/laney |
Emsley A. Laney High School is a high school in Wilmington, North Carolina, named in honor of Emsley Armfield Laney, who distinguished himself as a business and community leader for several decades in Wilmington.
Laney is 747 students over capacity as of the 2015-16 school year.[1]
Athletics
The Laney High School "Buccaneers" have won state championships in wrestling (1992), baseball (2010), gymnastics (2005, 2006) and softball (1994, 1997, and 1998). The Bucs have also earned the title of Conference Champions in the following sports (• denotes Regional Champions):
- Baseball - 2010 4A State Champions
- Basketball (Boys) - 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1998, 1999•, 2000[2]
- Basketball (Girls) - 2004, 2007[2]
- Football - 1997, 1999, 2001•[3]
- Golf (Boys) - 2005
- Lacrosse (Boys) - 2003, 2004, 2005
- Soccer (Boys) - 2011, 2015 4A State Runner-up
- Softball - 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005[4]
- Volleyball - 1984, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997
"Track And Field" (Boys) -1998
- Wrestling - 1990, 1991•, 1992•, 1993, 1994, 1996•, 1997, 2000•, 2005•, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Tennis- 1992, 1993, 2012[5]
Notable alumni
- Michael Jordan, former star basketball player for the North Carolina Tar Heels, Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards and was named "Athlete of the Century" by ESPN.
- Tamera Young, WNBA player for the Chicago Sky.
- Kitwana Jones, linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes
- Tarence Williams, Star Running Back for Wake Forest University and Owner and Creator of Beast Behavior, LLC
- Emmett Glaspie, Songwriter & Music Manager[citation needed]
- Shaniqua Kalika, actress
- Thomas Blake, Jr., actor
- Harvest Smith, professional basketball player.
- Greg Lindquist, artist
- Schuylar Croom, vocalist for rock band He Is Legend.
References
- ^ Frazier, Janae. "NHC high schools overcrowded; leaders discuss future". WECT News. WECT News. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Buccaneers Basketball". Emsley A. Laney High School. December 8, 2007. Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Buccaneers Football". Emsley A. Laney High School. November 10, 2007. Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Buccaneers Softball". Emsley A. Laney High School. September 18, 2007. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Buccaneers Wrestling". Emsley A. Laney High School. December 5, 2007. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
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