The renovation was originally planned for a 2025 completion date, but it was delayed repeatedly due to county fiscal concerns,[7][8] and now has an indefinite timeline.

Damascus has a prestigious football program which has won twelve Maryland state championships.

[10][11] This is a state record that they share with Seneca Valley High School (which also has twelve, but last won in 2002).

[12] In 2018, the football program came under scrutiny after it was discovered that four players on the junior varsity team were sexually assaulted with broomsticks by teammates in the locker room.

The school administration waited twelve hours after learning about the hazing before contacting the police.