Emsley A. Laney High School

Emsley A. Laney High School
Emsley A. Laney High School, November 2016
Location
2700 N College Rd

Wilmington, North Carolina
28405

United States

34°17′51″N 77°52′22″W / 34.2975729°N 77.8728835°W / 34.2975729; -77.8728835
Information
TypePublic high school
secondary school
MottoOur Treasure is Knowledge
Established1976 (50 years ago) (1976)
School district
New Hanover County Schools
SuperintendentCharles Foust
CEEB code344349
Principal
Danny Little
Teaching staff
110.86 (FTE)
Grades9-12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment2,243 (2024–2025)
Student to teacher ratio
20.23
CampusSuburban
Campus size
26.477 acres
ColorsBlue and gold
  
AthleticsNCHSAA 8A
Athletics conference
Carolina Coast 6A/7A/8A
Sportsbasketball, baseball, cross country, cheerleading, football, golf, lacrosse, swimming, softball, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball, wrestling
MascotBuccaneer
NicknameBuccaneers
Websitelaney.nhcs.net

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.

The Michael Jordan Gymnasium at Laney

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search for Public Schools - Emsley A Laney High (370333001373 )". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  2. ↑ Bryant, Joel. (March 6, 2025). Here are the new NCHSAA conferences for 2025-29. highschoolot.com. Retrieved October 17, 2026.
  3. ↑ Emsley Armfield Laney - Cape Fearians Collection. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  4. ↑ Eurobasket (December 13, 2025). "Kadeem Allen joins Juvi Cremona". Eurobasket.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ Richards, Annesophia. (October 2, 2024). David Bostian: One in a Million. Wilmington Today. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ Eastman, Peg (October 3, 2018). "Meet Dondi E. Costin of Charleston Southern University". Charleston Mercury. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ Detweiler, Eric. "Jeff Ferrell optimistic despite difficult season". Star-News. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Kitwana Jones - Football". University of North Carolina Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via goheels.com.
  9. ↑ "Photos: PHOTOS: Cape Fear region's notable graduates". Star-News. June 7, 2019. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ "NBA.com: Michael Jordan Bio". NBA.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Wilmington billboard, downtown signs link election to 1898 massacre". StarNews Online. November 2, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Playing for Keeps - Book excerpt". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "Kevin Whitted". Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  15. ↑ "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.