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Powerade set on Kersey Field
The Powerade van was the focus of a commercial for the popular sports drink filmed in the middle of Verdugo's Kersey Field.

The following COMMERICALS were shot on location at Verdugo Hills High School. The dates in parentheses after the title indicate the filming date.

Payless Shoe Stores (2005, June 7)
Commercial will be aired in Puerto Rico only. Most shots were made in the locker rooms, the library and main entrance of our school, focusing on actors from the waist down, i.e., on the shoes they were wearing.
 
Liberty Int. Underwriters (2005, February 27)
British Bank / Investment Firm.
 
Wachovia (2005, February 12)
Bank / Investment Firm.
 
Mervyn's (2002, December)
Department store.
 
Stacey Orrico (2002, December & 2004, March)
Stacey Orrico is a new, young artist. In December, she shot a Christian rock music video.
Applebee's (2002, January)
Restaurant.
 
May Company (2001, June)
Back to school clothing sale.
 
Midway Airlines Commercial (2001, May)
Pokémon (1999)
With the Japanese cartoon characters currently all the rage among youngsters, a commercial for the Pokémon franchise was filmed at Verdugo during the 1999 Winter Break. Look for it during the Spring 2000 television season.

 
National Basketball Association (1999)
Allen Iverson, the NBA's highest paid athlete, appeared in a commerical for a league promo highlighting Turner Network Television's broadcasts of the 1999-2000 season games. The commercial was filmed in Verdugo's north gym in August, 1999, and aired throughout the following months.

Powerade (1999)
A commercial for this sports drink was shot on the Verdugo campus March 14 and 15, 1999. Look for scenes on Kersey Field and in the boys' gym to air later this year. The athletic office scene was actually shot in a small set built on the 20-yard line of the field.

Electric Power (1999)
A commerical dealing with electric power deregulation in California was filmed on the VHHS campus in May, 1999.

Earthquake Preparedness(1999)
Verdugo was the location for a public service spot dealing with earthquake safety. Filmed in mid-1999, the spot aired later that year.

Southwest Airlines (1999)
The boy's gym at Verdugo was the setting for a Southwest Airlines commercial starring famed professional baseball pitcher and strike-out king Nolan Ryan. Filmed on March 10, 1999, the commercial aired later in the year.

Sylvan Learning Centers (1998)
This series of commericals were shot on campus in late 1998 and ran through about mid-1999. The most recognizable features included a student in a VHHS band uniform in one commercial and a backdrop of Glenn Hall in another.

Entenmann's (1998)
This commercial for the baked goods company showed football players on Kersey Field. It was filmed in the Fall of 1998.

Jack-In-The-Box (1997)
A classroom in Verdugo's main building was the site of a commercial for fast food restaurant Jack-In-The-Box shot in Spring 1997.

Chef Boy-Ar-Dee (1997)
In March 1997, Verdugo hosted the filming of a commercial for this well-known pasta products brand in the south hall of the main building.

Ameritech (1997)
A classroom in main building served as the setting for a commercial for this Chicago-based Regional Bell Operating Company.

Wheaties
Starring Reggie Jackson.

Taco Bell
Starring Raquel Welch

McDonald's

Reebok

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