Leander High School is a secondary school in Leander, Texas, United States, and is part of the Leander Independent School District. It was established in 1983 and was the only high school in district, until the establishment of Cedar Park High School in 1998. The school has a freshman enrollment of 600 students and is accredited by the Texas Education Agency. Historically the school served a mainly rural population, but starting in the early 1990s the area experienced growth due to expansion of high tech industries in the nearby Austin area. In 1999, the school became an International Baccalaureate school. As of 2017, the school principal is Chris Simpson. The school's mascots are Leo the Lion and Leah the Lioness. The school colors are blue, white, and red. Athletics Baseball Basketball (men's and women's) Cheerleading Cross country Drill Team Football Golf (men's and women's) Soccer Swimming Tennis Track and field Volleyball Wrestling Football Since the early 1930s, Leander has had a presence in Texas high school football. Since 1942, it has had 17 playoff appearances. The 1942 season was the first time that Leander made an appearance in the playoffs after being named district champions. They were eliminated after losing to Marble Falls 0-26. In 1955, Leander went 8-1-1 in the regular season, falling only to Thrall High School. They entered bi-district, but fell to Troy High School 0-12. In 1959, Leander went 4-5-1, before advancing to the bi-district game against Johnson City High; they fell 6-8. The Lions made their fourth playoff appearance in 1967. They went 8-2, advancing to the playoffs after losing only to Salado and Thorndale. In the bi-district game, they again fell to Salado with a score of 28-14. With their best season since the team's founding, the 1969 Lions went 9-1 in the regular season. They advanced to bi-district and played Mart High School, but fell 0-37. After 27 years without making it to the playoffs, Leander returned to a bi-district game in 1996 with a record of 7-2-1. They were knocked out of the playoffs after a 0-14 loss to Killeen Ellison. In 2001, the Lions made it to the bi-district game against Killeen, but lost 3-21. The 2002 season was the first time Leander won a playoff game after beating Copperas Cove 45-27 in the bi-district game. They advanced to area playoffs, but lost to Spring High School 26-28. In 2003 Leander