Damascus High School
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| Damascus High School | |
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| Address | |
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25921 Ridge Road , 20872 | |
| Coordinates | 39°16′56″N 77°12′38″W / 39.28222°N 77.21056°W |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1950 |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| Principal | Jennifer Webster |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1336 (2012) |
| Campus | Rural |
| 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, United States. The school principal is Jennifer Webster. Its feeder schools are John T. Baker Middle School and Rocky Hill Middle School.
History
Damascus High School was built in 1950 (at 26,600 square feet) with major additions 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
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Damascus High School has had some notable achievements, including:
- Football - 8 state championships (1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015)
- Maryland Poms State Champions (1998, 2003, 2015)
- 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) - 6 state championships (1995, 1999, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- 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
- Joel Ross, NFL player
- Brian Stelter, senior media correspondent for CNN
- Kevin Thompson, NFL player
