At that time the Original Osceola High School building was no longer being used for students.
The School Districts Audio-visual department and 16MM film library continued to be housed at that site, as it had been for several years prior to the closure to students in 1975.
The property however remained in use by the county as a textbook storage facility and by truant students looking for a quick smoke.
[2] In June 1999, lightning produced by a severe thunderstorm ignited a fire that consumed the historic portion of Beaumont.
Beaumont Middle school buildings now contain a mix of county and state offices.