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==Education and athletics== [[Damascus High School]] (DHS) is well-known regionally and nationally for its championship athletic teams, known as the Swarmin' Hornets. DHS is one of the few remaining schools in the state to still hold its graduation ceremonies on the school's football field. A rite of passage for many graduating seniors is to walk on the field and receive their diploma not only in front of family and friends in the stands, but also the several hundred townspeople who gather outside the fences to watch the ceremony. In the case of inclement weather, the graduation ceremony is held in the high school's auditorium. Former [[U.S. Secretary of State]] and former [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] General [[Colin Powell]] was the speaker for Damascus High School's Class of 2000 commencement ceremony at the high school's football stadium. [[Billy Ripken]], brother of Oriole baseball player [[Cal Ripken Jr.]], was the speaker for the 2013 commencement, which also took place at the Damascus High School football stadium.
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