Damascus High School
Damascus High School (DHS) is a public high school in Damascus, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district. History. Damascus High School was built in 1950 and renovated in 1978. Athletics. The Damascus football team won the Maryland 3A state title in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019, a run that included a state record 53-game winning streak. Damascus also won a 3A title in 2007 and 4A titles in 2003 and 2005. Damascus won four previous state football championships in 1981, 1992, 1993 and 1996. In 2019, the football program  came under scrutiny, after it was discovered that four players on the team were raped by teammates with broomsticks as part of a hazing ritual within the program. The school's administration waited 12 hours after learning about the rapes before contacting the police. The team members who were accused were initially tried as adults before having their cases moved to juvenile court. As a result, the outcome of the case and what punishment, if any, the youths faced is unknown. References. The best person to come out of Damascus. All around good guy.