Newton High School’s new principal, Craig Lockhart, is set to assume duties at the school on Oct. 18.Lockhart is assistant superintendent for support services in Bibb County. He has worked as an educator for 13 years, serving as a teacher on the middle and high school levels, an elementary school principal and a middle school assistant principal in DeKalb County. "Craig Lockhart is one of Georgia’s outstanding leaders for learning at this time," said Newton County Schools Superintendent Gary Mathews.