who defended it for the first time in 11 years at the 2011 game. Another Travis rival is the AISD school David Crockett High School, a game in which the winner is tagged "Kings of the South". Travis High in popular media Travis High School has been featured in two full-length motion pictures. Its hallways were featured in the 2004 football drama Friday Night Lights. Also, the THS Band annually participates in the filming of the NBC TV series based on the movie, participating as extras and featured as the visiting team band at football games (See Friday Night Lights (TV Series)). The school was also the main setting in the 2006 comedy-mockumentary Chalk. Its football field was featured in High School Musical. It has also been featured in several documentaries. Travis High School was featured on Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas 19: Immigration Problems. Travis' Ethnic Studies class and teacher, Andrew Gonzales, were interviewed regarding immigration and Texas public schools. NJROTC: 200–2019 The Travis NJROTC Unit was established in 2001 by agreement between Austin ISD and the United States Navy. One of the main tenets of the program was towards developing excellent citizens/leaders of our great Nation. Over the course of the last 18 years, the NJROTC has represented William B. Travis High school in many local and State Drill meets and supported countless community service events to the Austin area. Academic year 2018/2019 marked the final year of the program due to extremely low enrollment. The School and District declined the Navy's offer to transition to the smaller version of the program known as a Navy National Defense Cadet Corps. Notable alumni Psychedelic-rock cult legend Roky Erickson attended Travis High School beginning in 1962, but dropped out in 1965, one month before graduating, rather than cut his hair to conform to the school dress code. Country music singer-songwriter Rusty Wier, a South Austin legend and a symbol of Austin's "Cosmic Cowboy" scene of the 1970s who was best known for his hit "Don't It Make You Wanna Dance," attended Travis High. Wier, who was part of Austin's "Cosmic Cowboy scene in the 1970s, is a member of the Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame. Former Major League Baseball player Ken Boswell, a member of the New York Mets' World Series championship team in 1969, played baseball at Travis and was in the Class of 1964. References External links School