Leadership research on college students has largely ignored pre-college leadership experiences. High school educators and administrators facilitate student involvement in high school through a variety of outlets; and although involvement in extracurricular activities is considered inherently positive, the degree to which these activities facilitate specific desirable outcomes ranging from leadership to academic outcomes has only recently become a focus of research. Colleges and universities have long claimed student leadership development to be a desirable college outcome. Little was understood by college leadership educators about how pre-college experiences influenced college leadership development, and little theory or research guided an understanding of how leadership may develop in adolescent and post-adolescent years. This article explores the outcomes from high school extracurricular involvement and how high school and college experiences contribute to college leadership outcomes. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)