Beginning in 1898 a superintendent was hired, new school buildings were constructed and funds were budgeted for their maintenance.

[1] Beaumont High School graduated a class of three on June 1, 1900, in a ceremony at the Kyle Opera House.

"[2] The cornerstone for the first building used primarily for high school students was laid on January 11, 1904 at College and Neches streets.

[3] The location caused some concern among parents on the north side of the city, because their children had to walk through "one of the vilest sections of the Tenderloin district, known here as the 'Reservation.

[6] The new building included a modern innovation for the time, a loudspeaker system that linked the principal's office to all rooms on campus.