- Laurinburg Institute
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name = Laurinburg Institute
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streetaddress = 125 McGirts Bridge Rd.
city = Laurinburg
state =North Carolina
zipcode = 28352
country = USA
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religion =Nonsectarian
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head of school = Mr. F.H. McDuffie, Jr.
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teaching_staff = 9cite web |title=School Detail for Laurinburg Institute |url=http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=01012092&ID=01012092 |publisher=National Center for Educational Statistics ]
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grades = 9-12
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motto = Deeds, not words
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team_name = Tigers
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established = 1904
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enrollment = 80
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homepage = http://www.laurinburginstitute.org/Laurinburg Institute is a traditionally black
preparatory school inLaurinburg, North Carolina . The school was started in 1904 by Emmanuel Monty and Tinny McDuffie at the request ofBooker T. Washington .The school is particularly noted for its rich
basketball tradition, having produced several McDonald's High School All-Americans. Its most notable basketball alumni include Sam Jones,NBA Hall of Famer with theBoston Celtics , andCharlie Scott , an All-American at UNC and NBA All-Star. [cite news |title=Tiny prep school well represented at NCAAs |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/12098742/ |publisher=Associated Press |date=2006-04-01 ]Notable alumni
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Dizzy Gillespie [cite news |first=Claude |last=Brown |title=In Love With the Trumpet; Dizzy Author's Query |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20C10FA3E5C11728DDDAA0894DA405B8084F1D3 |work=New York Times |date=1980-02-03 |page=BR4 |quote=At 16, the future father of bebop entered Laurinburg Institute... In 1935 he left Laurinburg Institute and joined his family at their new home... ]
*Sam Jones
*Charlie Scott References
External links
* [http://www.laurinburginstitute.org/ Laurinburg Institute]
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