Emsley A. Laney High School

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Type Public Superintendent Dr. Tim Markley Team name Buccaneers Number of students 2,242 Colors Blue, Gold		Established 1976 Principal Mrs. Dousharm Phone +1 910-350-2089 Founded 1976

School district New Hanover County Schools Address 2700 N College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28405, USA District New Hanover County Schools Motto "Our Treasure is Knowledge" Similar New Hanover High Sch, Cape Fear Community College, North Brunswick High Sch, Topsail High School, University of North Carolina

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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. It is a part of New Hanover County Schools.

Laney is 747 students over capacity as of the 2015-16 school year.

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

Basketball (Girls) - 2004, 2007

Football - 1997, 1999, 2001•

Golf (Boys) - 2005

Lacrosse (Boys) - 2003, 2004, 2005

Soccer (Boys) - 2011, 2015 4A State Runner-up

Softball - 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005

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

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

Shaniqua Kalika, actress

Thomas Blake, Jr., actor

Harvest Smith, professional basketball player.

Greg Lindquist, artist

Schuylar Croom, vocalist for rock band He Is Legend.