Emsley A. Laney High School
Public school in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
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]
- Leroy Smith (born 1963), former professional basketball player[7]
- Lara Trump (born 1982), former television producer and campaign adviser to her father-in-law Donald Trump[8]
- Kevin Whitted, former basketball player and coach[9]
- Tamera Young (born 1986), former WNBA player[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Emsley A Laney High (370333001373 )". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Eastman, Peg (October 3, 2018). "Meet Dondi E. Costin of Charleston Southern University". Charleston Mercury. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020.
- ^ Detweiler, Eric. "Jeff Ferrell optimistic despite difficult season". Star-News. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Kitwana Jones - Football". University of North Carolina Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via goheels.com.
- ^ "Photos: PHOTOS: Cape Fear region's notable graduates". Star-News. June 7, 2019. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020.
- ^ "NBA.com: Michael Jordan Bio". NBA.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Playing for Keeps - Book excerpt". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website
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- John T. Hoggard
- Isaac Bear Early College
- Emsley A. Laney
- New Hanover
- Mosley Performance Learning Center
- Wilmington Early College
- Cape Fear Academy
- The Lyceum Academy
- Wilmington Christian Academy
- Coastal Christian
- St. Mark Catholic School
- St. Mary Catholic School
- Friends School of Wilmington
- Cape Fear Center for Inquiry
- Wilmington Preparatory Academy
- Wilmington Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Public high schools in North Carolina
- Private high schools in North Carolina