With less than a year to go before the campus officially opens, Johnson High officially has its first leader.

On Oct. 31, Hays CISD officials announced Brett Miksch was selected to become the first principal at Johnson High, which is scheduled to open August 2019. Hays CISD board trustees approved hiring Miksch Oct. 29 by a unanimous vote.

Miksch, who has more than a decade of experience in teaching and campus leadership, was most recently a principal in the Barbers Hill Independent School Distric...