Brethren Christian Junior/Senior High School
Brethren Christian is a private Christian high school located at Huntington Beach, California. It is situated on a 15-acre (61,000 m2) site leased from the Huntington Beach School District, formerly the site of Gisler Middle School. The school has about 400 junior and senior high students that live within a 25-mile (40 km) radius of the school, commute from over 40 communities, and represent over 150 different churches within the Christian community. The school is independently operated and controlled by a board of directors.
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