Damascus High School

Great School, The teachers will help anyone that needs it. The teachers care about you. The teacher also cares about if you are learning or not and if they think you struggle they will tell you to come visit them for extra help. Great People Great School Great Community
--Submitted by a student

My son has been attending this school for two years now. He has always struggled with certian subjects and the school has been amazing with their support for him. They haven't given up on him yet and he has been a straggle. I want to applaud the school, staff and supervisors. They are warm, caring and wonderful. I will be sad to see them go one day.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a parent of two current DHS students and I feel the faculty and staff do a wonderful job. Our kids have had no problems and their friends that have had problems have had the situations delt with fairly and quickly. The extracurricular activities are terrific. A school is what you make of it and if you are active and do the work expected of you then you should do well at Damascus. I recommend it to all our friends who are considering moving to new school districts and will continue to do so.
--Submitted by a parent

Even as a graduate of DHS class of 2002 I am still feeling the support of the students and teachers there. After 5 years they still remember me and ask my younger siblings how I am doing. I feel that there has always been a high level of academics AND athletics. The teachers at Damascus are extremely capable and caring. I do not feel there is a racial issue at DHS aside from isolated incidents that are bound to happen anywhere.
--Submitted by Sondra, a former student

Im a graduate of this very school and everytime I hear how great this school could be and I think what is difference from now and when I went to school. The quality of academic programs has change a lot and the music, art, sports and other extracurricular activities are the same as I went to school. But the parent involvement was different. The people I went to school with did all the work while the kids today had their parents help them a lot. The teachers were involve in every activity, that happen at the school from prom to graduation.
--Submitted by Virginia, a former student

I am disappointed in Damascus High School. I have had disappointing experiences with this school. My son did not get the education he deserved and did poorly in school. We decided to get his education elsewhere because of the guidance department and administration were unprofessional and poor quality in handling our case. The cheerleading program is political and unfair. The judges who are the coaches are biased on who they want on the squad and I find this unfair practice. I do feel this is a racist school and experience it first hand. And we are caucasian. I reiterate with others that this school only cares and focus on football team and cheerleading. If I knew ahead of time of how it would be for us, I would not have moved my family to Damascus where obvious discrimination takes place. It is shameful. This school is mediocre.
--Submitted by a parent

I am currently a senior at Damascus and could not be happier with the quality of DHS. I have observed many Montgomery County schools for the school newspaper, and have visited a variety of schools including Poolesville, Einstein, Northwest, and Sherwood. I truly believe Damascus to be a fantastic school. The teachers do a great job in educating their students and are enthusiastically involved in activities outside the classroom such as spirit week and sporting events. Principal Mr. Domergue is the same way. Because Damascus is a close-knit community, parents are highly involved. Yes, DHS has a very successful sports program, but this does not interfere at all with the education of the students. If anything, DHS's success in sports can help attribute to the closeness of students and their shared school pride. Furthermore, there is no racial problem whatsoever. Students are polite, well-mannered, well-educated, and happy to be here.
--Submitted by Carrie Creegan, a student

I am very dissapointed in Damascus School. I realize it is one of the best schools in the area but that is not saying much because of the quality of schools around here. I now Homeschool my child because of the lack of help I received from the staff to help my child with his needs. The school is very overcrowded and some of the staff just dosen't care about the kids and their needs in education. I have two older sons who graduated with honors from this school and one who is now attending one of the best colleges in the country but does not give Damascus any credit to his achievements. This school is all about sports and extracurricular activities, not EDUCATION. I hate to say this but it is need of a change. Level of parednt involvement is low because the lack of interest in the staff.
--Submitted by a parent

I dont think DHS is as good as people try to make it sound. Damascus DOES have racial problems i have friends of all races and see how they're treated different then I am at times. You have a few teachers who are there because they want to be and not because they have too. Some teachers do put all of their hope into the students but a lot of them dont. DHS is all about football and cheerleading. They dont focus on much of anything else. DHS isn't as bad as some schools but will get worst if the problems dont stop.
--Submitted by a student

I believe as a student that DHS is one of the best schools in Montgomery County. Of course there are some racist kids but racism is present in every school. The teachers here are very helpful in every way, and Mr. Domergue, our principal does all that he can to help us succeed and give us a safe enviornment.
--Submitted by a student