Emsley A. Laney High School
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Principal	Al O'Briant
Institution Type	Public
Established	1976
Faculty	150
Enrollment	1840
Location	Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
free_label	Lot size: 26.477 acres
Colors	Blue and Gold
Mascot	Buccaneer
District	New Hanover County Schools
Website	http://www.nhcs.k12.nc.us/laney

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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 Principal, succeeding Robert Grimes beginning with the 2007-2008 school year.^[1]

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. The Crimson White, known colloquially as The CW, is the student-run newspaper of the University of Alabama. ... This article is about the American television series. ... For other persons named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). ...

Athletics

The Laney High School "Buccaneers" have won state championships in wrestling (1992), softball (1994, 1997, and 1998) and gymnastics (2005, 2006). The Bucs have also earned the title of Conference Champions in the following sports:

• Basketball (Boys) - 1984,1985,1990,1991,1994,1998,2000
• Basketball (Girls) - 2004
• Cross Country (Boys) - 2004
• Football - 1997, 1999, 2001
• Golf (Boys) - 2005
• Lacrosse (Boys) - 2003, 2004, 2005
• Softball - 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005
• Volleyball - 1984, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997
• Wrestling - 1990-1997, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007

Notable Alumni

Athletics

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

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References

1. ^ http://nhcs.net/news/admin.htm

Links

Emsley A. Laney High School Web Page
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