Emsley A. Laney High School

Emsley A. Laney High School is a high school in 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. In 2010 it was identified as a high growth School of Distinction.

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

The school's front exterior and gym was used in The CW's T.V. show One Tree Hill, which is filmed nearby.

LHS local rival school is New Hanover High School

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^[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]

Notable alumni

• Greg Lindquist, artist
• Harvest Smith, teammate of Michael Jordan and professional basketball player.
• Kitwana Jones, linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes
• 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.
• Schuylar Croom, vocalist for rock band He Is Legend.
• Tamera Young, James Madison University graduate and WNBA player for the Atlanta Dream.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Buccaneers Basketball". Emsley A. Laney High School. December 8, 2007. Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071118180347/http://www.nhcs.net/laney/AthleticBooster/basketball.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
2. ^ "Buccaneers Football". Emsley A. Laney High School. November 10, 2007. Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071118151523/http://www.nhcs.net/laney/AthleticBooster/football.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
3. ^ "Buccaneers Softball". Emsley A. Laney High School. September 18, 2007. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071227083142/http://www.nhcs.net/laney/AthleticBooster/softball.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
4. ^ "Buccaneers Wrestling". Emsley A. Laney High School. December 5, 2007. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071227083207/http://www.nhcs.net/laney/AthleticBooster/wrestling.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 

External links

• Official website
• Emsley A. Laney High School Weather Forecast
• Laney High School AFJROTC NC-802 article at JROTC Wiki The Official JROTC wiki