Damascus High School
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| Damascus High School | |
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| Address | |
| 25921 Ridge Road Damascus, Maryland 20872 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Established | 1950 |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| Principal | Jennifer Webster |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1336 (2012) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green, White, and unofficially, Gold |
| Mascot | Swarmin' Hornets |
| Newspaper | The Buzz |
| Website | School website |
Damascus High School is a high school located at 25921 Ridge Road in Damascus, an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland. The school principal is Jennifer Webster and assistant principals are Karen Rose, Andrei Ghelman, and Lakeisa Adamson. Its feeder school is John T. Baker Middle School and Rocky Hill Middle School.
History
Damascus High School was built in 1950 (26,600 square feet) with major additions added in 1951 (11,790 square feet), 1958 (21,339 square feet), 1963 (33,852 square feet), 1964 (30,297 square feet), 1971 (2,126 square feet), 1975 (40,017 square feet), 1977 (35,700 square feet) 1993 (32,892 square feet) and 2004 (1,373 square feet addition and 2,025 square feet (188.1 m2) of renovation of the original 1950 building). The building now totals 235,986 square feet (21,923.8 m2).
Athletics
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Damascus High School has some notable achievements including:
- Football- 8 state championships (1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015)
- Maryland Poms State Champions (1998, 2003)
- Boys Cross Country- 3 state championships (1961, 1965, 2009)
- Girls Cross Country- 1 state championship (1994)
- Golf- 1 state championship (1993)
- Volleyball- 1 state championship (2013)
- Wrestling (Tournament)- 4 state championships (1994, 1996, 1999, 2015)
- Wrestling (Dual)- 5 state championships (1995, 1999, 2013, 2014, 2015)
- Boys Basketball- 1 state championship (1949)
- Boys Indoor Track- 1 state championship (2009)
- Girls Indoor Track- 2 state championships (1997, 2011)
- Baseball- 2 state championships (1998, 2000)
- Softball- 3 state championships (1987, 1992, 1994)
- Boys Track and Field-
- Girls Track and Field -
Notable alumni
- Christian M. M. Brady, Dean of the Schreyer Honors College, Penn State University.
- Brian Stelter, senior media correspondent for CNN.
- Kevin Thompson, played in the NFL.
- Albert Andrawos, Hometech record for most roofs climbed in a 26 min time limit.
