HAROLD E. WINKLER MIDDLE SCHOOL, AN IB WORLD SCHOOL, OPENED IN AUGUST 2011, AND IS NAMED FOR FORMER SUPERINTENDENT HAROLD "BUTCH" WINKLER, WHO LED THE DISTRICT FROM THE 1990S UNTIL 2009, AND WHO STILL LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE SERVE GRADES 6-8. OUR SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FACILITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA, WITH OUR STATE OF THE ART PERFORMING CENTER, BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS AND TWO GYMS THAT SEAT APPROXIMATELY 1,500. WE CURRENTLY HAVE NEAR 800 STUDENTS ATTENDING WINKLER.