Emsley A. Laney High School

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Emsley A. Laney High School
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Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Information
School district	New Hanover County Schools
Affiliations	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Superintendent	Dr. Al Lerch
Principal	Al O'Briant
Enrollment	1840
Faculty	150
Type	Public
Mascot	Buccaneer
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Established	1976
Campus	Lot size: 26.477 acres
Homepage	http://www.nhcs.k12.nc.us/laney

Emsley A. Laney High School is a high school just outside Wilmington, North Carolina, named in honor of a distinguished local businessman who served on the New Hanover County (NC) Board of Education 1941 - 1973.

It has been recognized as a North Carolina Hallmarks of Excellence School and, in 2002, won the Governor’s Business Partnership Award with General Electric.

Al O'Briant is the Principal of Laney High, succeeding Robert Grimes in 2007.

The school's gym was used in The CW's T.V. show One Tree Hill, due to the fact that it was the school in which Michael Jordan played his earlier days of basketball.

Contents 1 Athletics 2 Notable Alumni 3 References 4 Links

[edit] Athletics

The Laney High School "Buccaneers" have won state championships in wrestling (1992) and softball (1994, 1997, and 1998). The Bucs have also earned the title of Conference Champions in the following sports (• denotes Regional Champions):

• Basketball (Boys) - 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1998, 1999•, 2000^[1]
• Basketball (Girls) - 2004, 2007^[1]
• Football - 1997, 1999, 2001•^[2]
• Golf (Boys) - 2005
• Lacrosse (Boys) - 2003, 2004, 2005
• Softball - 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005^[3]
• Volleyball - 1984, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997
• Wrestling - 1990, 1991•, 1992•, 1993, 1994, 1996•, 1997, 2000•, 2005•, 2006^[4]

[edit] Notable Alumni

Athletics

• Michael Jordan, former star basketball player for the UNC Tar Heels and Chicago Bulls, and named "Athlete of the Century" by ESPN.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Buccaneers Basketball. Emsley A. Laney High School (December 8, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
2. ^ Buccaneers Football. Emsley A. Laney High School (November 10, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
3. ^ Buccaneers Softball. Emsley A. Laney High School (September 18, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
4. ^ Buccaneers Wrestling. Emsley A. Laney High School (December 5, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-10.

[edit] Links

Emsley A. Laney High School Web Page
Emsley A. Laney High School Weather Forecast