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Travis Early College High School | |
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1211 E. Oltorf St. Austin, Texas, 78704 | |
Coordinates | 30°14′01″N 97°44′38″W / 30.2337°N 97.7440°W |
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Motto | "Knowledge is power” |
Established | 1953 |
School district | Austin Independent School District |
Principal | Cynthia Salinas (Interim) |
Teaching staff | 98.02 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 1,249 (2018-19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.74[1] |
Color(s) | Red & grey |
Mascot | Rebel |
Team name | The Rebels, Runnin' Rebs, Lady Rebs |
Travis Early College High School is a high school located in south Austin, Texas, United States, which is part of the Austin Independent School District. It was opened in 1953 and is named after William B. Travis, who was one of the commanding officers at the Battle of the Alamo. It is Austin's oldest high school south of the Colorado River.
As of November 2009, there were over 1,400 students enrolled. Travis' athletic teams are known as the Rebels, and their school colors are red and grey. The Navy JROTC program at THS is the largest ROTC program in Austin and currently has the best shooting team out of all the JROTC units in the state of Texas. As of February 2015, the JROTC program, for the first time, has qualified for state competition under the command of C/LCDR Martinez, the commanding officer. The school has also been selected as a mentor school by the Texas Education Agency.
In 2002, an Institute of Hospitality & Culinary Arts was opened at Travis.[2]