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Damascus High School

25921 Ridge Rd, Damascus, MD, 20872-1846 -

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Definition of Terms

Damascus High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Montgomery County, MD

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1985 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

108 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 532 students

Grade 10 - 510 students

Grade 11 - 468 students

Grade 12 - 475 students

This School

(MD) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MD) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	8%	3%
% Hispanic	8%	4%
% Black	10%	34%
% White	74%	48%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MD) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MD) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Montgomery County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(MD) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	199	28
Number of Students Managed	139,457 students	17,295 students
District Total Revenue	$2,068,665,000	$171,909,000
District Expenditure	$2,003,474,000	$168,429,000
District Revenue / Student	$14,834	$9,940
District Expenditure / Student	$14,366	$9,739
District Graduation Rates	92%	86%

Damascus Theatre Company celebrates silver anniversary (Gaithersburg Gazette)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:40:25 am
Members of the Damascus Theatre Company (from left), Zach Williams of Darnestown, Molly Boyle of Gaithersburg, Camryn Shegogue of Germantown and Rebecca Littlefield of Damascus, sing with the adults during rehearsal on Saturday for this weekend's show.
Damascus Theatre Company robust at 25 (Damascus Gazette)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:24:46 am
(From left) Rich Shegogue, Lee Rosenthal and M.L. George rehearse on Saturday for the Damascus Theatre Company's upcoming production, "Silver Anniversary of Song." Playbills from old productions adorn the mantle.
Family fare on stage at Clarksburg High (Gazette.net)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:23:45 am
The Clarksburg High School Stage will present "Alice in Wonderland" this weekend at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the school, 22500 Wims Road. Tickets are $5 for students and children and $7 for adults and are on sale online. To place an order, go to https://coyotestage.ticketleap.com.
Kennedy students to study green' with global company (Gazette.net)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:23:35 am
Staff and students at John F. Kennedy High School in Wheaton are hosting a visit today from Johnson Controls, a Wisconsin-based energy efficiency company.
Parents get algebra refresher course from The Math Dude (Gazette.net)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:22:45 am
(Front row, from left) Germantown residents Shih-yun Lin, Vivian Taylor and Bruce Taylor join other parents for a lesson in Algebra I at the recent Parent Academy Workshop taught by Mike DeGraba, MCPS Instructional TV's The Math Dude. The workshop at Kingsview Middle School in Germantown earlier this month gave parents a refresher course so they could help their students with homework.

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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.
The school principal is Mr. Robert Domergue and assistant principals are Ms. Brandi Heckert, Mr. Andrew Fields, and Dr. Gregory Pleasant.
Its feeder schools are John T. Baker Middle School and Rocky Hill Middle School.
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 of renovation of the original 1950 building). The building now totals .
Traditions
Every year in early or mid-August before the school year begins, members of the DHS senior class will gather for the annual Press Box Painting. The senior class constructs some form of slogan or saying which will rhyme with the senior class's year of graduation.
Past sayings have been "Finally Free 2003", "Forever More, 2004", "Outta the Hive, 2005", "The Best Class to Hit D-Mass, 2006", "Ready N Revin, 2007", "Dominate, 2008", "We Define 2009", and "The Perfect 10, 2010".
During the 2005-2006 school year, the school added a second story to its Press Box, and the DHS class of 2007 was the first class to paint the new Press Box addition.
Currently the message on the Press Box reads "Perfect10n".
Homecoming
Damascus High School and the town of Damascus become different, and very school spirited during Homecoming Week at DHS. Every day of Homecoming Week consists of a different theme, in which each grade level is assigned a different topic under that theme. For example, on color day, the senior class usually picks red, the junior class would select blue, the sophomore class assigned white and the freshman class wears purple.
On the night of the Homecoming football game, about an hour before the game begins, there is a parade starting from the end of Bethesda Church Road, and ending in the DHS parking lot. The parade consists of the Damascus High School Hornet Marching Band, the cheerleading and pom squad, members of the DHS Homecoming Court, and each grade level's Homecoming float.
During halftime of the football game, the winning grade levels of Homecoming Week are announced, and the Homecoming Court is also announced, with the members walking across the middle of the football field between the members of the DHS Marching Band.
Athletics
Damascus High School has a strong history in athletics, and is regarded as having one of the top athletic programs in the D.C. Metro area. Some notable achievements include:
Football- 7 state championships (1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007), 3 finalists (1989, 1990, 2004)
Boys Cross Country- 2 state championships (1961, 1965), 3 second place finishes (1960, 1995, 1996)
Girls Cross Country- 1 state championship (1994), 1 second place finish (1995)
Golf- 1 state championship (1993), 2 second place finishes (1990, 1991)
Volleyball- 2 finalists (1978, 2006)
Wrestling (Tournament)- 3 state championships (1994, 1996, 1999), 2 second place finishes (1995, 2000)
Wrestling (Dual)- 2 state championshps (1995, 1999), 3 finalists (1994, 2006, 2007)
Boys Basketball- 1 state championship (1949)
Boys Indoor Track- 1 second place finish (1990)and Wil Zahorodny ran the fastest 500 m in the U.S in 2008(boys regional 2009)
Girls Indoor Track- 1 state championship (1997)(girls regional 2009)
Baseball- 2 state championships (1998, 2000), 1 finalists (1978)
Softball- 3 state championships (1987, 1992, 1994), 6 finalists (1982, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2005, 2007)
Boys Track and Field- 1 finalist (1959)
Girls Track and Field - 2 finalists (1979, 1997)
Since 1990, Damascus teams have won a total of 19 state championships, more than almost any other school in the state.
Notable alumni
Kevin Thompson (football), played in the NFL for Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, and New York Giants, played in college for Penn State University.
Casandra Tressler, Miss. Maryland 2008.
External links
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