From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Emsley A. Laney High School

American public school in North Carolina

Field	Value
image	Emsley A Laney High School.jpg
caption	Emsley A. Laney High School, November 2016
motto	Our Treasure is Knowledge
established
type	Public high school
secondary school
address	2700 N College Rd
city	Wilmington, North Carolina
zipcode	28405
ceeb	344349
principal	Danny Little
superintendent	Charles Foust
students	2,248 (2023–2024)
grades	9-12
ratio	20.03
teaching_staff	112.22 (FTE)
country	United States
coordinates
campus_size	26.477 acres
campus	Suburban
gender	Co-educational
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
colors	Blue and gold

nickname	Buccaneers
district	New Hanover County Schools
website

secondary school

Emsley A. Laney High School (commonly known as Laney High School) is a four-year public high school in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. It is a part of New Hanover County Schools. The school’s most notable alumnus is Michael Jordan.

History

Emsley A. Laney High School opened in 1976. The school was named after Emsley Armfield Laney (1904–1999), a business and community leader for several decades in Wilmington. He was a member of the school board for over 30 years, serving as chairman during part of that time.

Notable alumni

Kadeem Allen, professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
David Bostian, professional wrestler signed to WWE under ring name Myles Borne
Arnold Brown, former NFL defensive back
Dondi E. Costin, major general in the United States Air Force
Jeff Ferrell, former MLB pitcher
Kitwana Jones, former linebacker in the Canadian Football League
Larry Jordan, former professional basketball player and basketball executive, Michael Jordan’s brother
Michael Jordan, NBA player, businessman and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
Greg Lindquist, New York-based artist
Leroy Smith, professional basketball player
Lara Trump, television producer and campaign adviser to her father-in-law Donald Trump
Kevin Whitted, professional basketball player and coach
Tamera Young, WNBA player

References

[https://nhcpl.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16072coll5/id/280/ Emsley Armfield Laney - Cape Fearians Collection]. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
Catenacci, Joe. (November 10, 2016). "College basketball: Wilmington standout Kadeem Allen looking for big year at University of Arizona (video)".
Richards, Annesophia. (October 2, 2024). [https://wilmingtontoday.com/one-in-a-million/ David Bostian: One in a Million]. ''Wilmington Today''. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
(October 3, 2018). "Meet Dondi E. Costin of Charleston Southern University". [[Charleston Mercury]].
"Jeff Ferrell optimistic despite difficult season".
"Kitwana Jones - Football".
(June 7, 2019). "Photos: PHOTOS: Cape Fear region's notable graduates". [[Star-News]].
"NBA.com: Michael Jordan Bio".
(2020-11-02). "Wilmington billboard, downtown signs link election to 1898 massacre".
"Playing for Keeps - Book excerpt". NBA.com.
(September 2, 2016). "Wrightsville Beach native Lara Trump loves coming home to campaign for father-in-law Donald Trump". PortCityDaily.
"Kevin Whitted".
"Tamera Young - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA".

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

public-high-schools-in-north-carolina schools-in-wilmington,-north-carolina new-hanover-county-schools

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Emsley A. Laney High School — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report