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 was attended by

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whose biography on the official

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Notable alumni

* Kadeem Allen (born 1993), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the

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(born 1964), former major general in the United States Air Force *

Jeff Ferrell Jeffrey Alan Ferrell (born November 23, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers in 2015 and 2017. Career Detroit Tigers Ferrell attended Emsley A. Laney High Scho ...

(born 1990), former MLB pitcher * Kitwana Jones (born 1981), former linebacker in the Canadian Football League *

(born 1963), former professional basketball player *

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References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in North Carolina Schools in Wilmington, North Carolina