Damascus High School

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Type Public secondary Principal Jennifer Webster Number of students 1336 (2012) Mascot Swarmin' Hornets		Established 1950 Grades 9–12 Phone +1 240-207-2400 Colors White, Green, Gold
School district Montgomery County Public Schools Address 25921 Ridge Rd, Damascus, MD 20872, USA District Montgomery County Public Schools Similar Linganore High School, Urbana High School, Our Lady Of Good Counsel, Montgom Blair High School, St John's College High Sch

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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.

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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

Damascus High School has had some notable achievements, including:

Football - 9 state championships (1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2016)

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) - 5 state championships (1994, 1996, 1999, 2015, 2016)

Wrestling (dual) - 7 state championships (1995, 1999, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)

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

References

Damascus High School Wikipedia

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