Emsley A. Laney High School

Public school in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Athletics conferenceNorth Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA)Team nameBuccaneersWebsitelaney.nhcs.net

Emsley A. Laney High School is a public high school in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. The school was named after Emsley Armfield Laney, a business and community leader for several decades in Wilmington. It is a part of New Hanover County Schools. The school’s most notable alumnus is Michael Jordan.

Notable alumni

Kadeem Allen (born 1993), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Dondi E. Costin (born 1964), former major general in the United States Air Force^[2]
Jeff Ferrell (born 1990), former MLB pitcher^[3]
Kitwana Jones (born 1981), former linebacker in the Canadian Football League^[4]
Larry Jordan (born 1962), former basketball player and basketball executive, Michael Jordan’s brother
Michael Jordan (born 1963), former NBA player and Basketball Hall of Famer^[5]^[6]
Greg Lindquist (born 1979), New York-based artist ^[7]

Leroy Smith (born 1963), former professional basketball player^[8]
Lara Trump (born 1982), former television producer and campaign adviser to her father-in-law Donald Trump^[9]
Kevin Whitted, former basketball player and coach^[10]
Tamera Young (born 1986), former WNBA player^[11]

Firearm Incident

On march 21st, 2024 school resource officers confiscated a firearm along with ammunition in the backpack of a student who went there.

Salvatore Cardella, The chief communicator for the school confirmed the incident the following day with the following statement:

"The Sheriff’s Office is investigating this incident, but we can share that a student was found in possession of a weapon at Laney High School yesterday. The school resource officer immediately secured the weapon, ensured students and staff were safe, and law enforcement was notified."

Police are still actively investigating the incident.

References

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^ "Kevin Whitted". Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
^ "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.