Each year, Verdugo Hills High School participates in the district-wide Academic Decathlon competitions.

The team that participated on February 2, 2002, at UCLA.

Andrew Baird, Michael Gerdwagen, Matthew Godfrey, Joshua Hardeman, Julissa Hernandez, Mindy Kindhart, Maria Manuel, Courtney Radan, Michael Woodruff, Kris Zapata.