John Locke joins Savannah Adventist Christian School as Principal and 7th & 8th Grade Teacher for the 2026–2027 school year.
He holds a Master of Science in Education in Instructional Leadership and a teacher certification from Southern Adventist University, along with a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His career in Adventist education spans nearly two decades. He spent thirteen years teaching, training teachers, and running his own tutoring business in Gwangju, South Korea. Next, he served three years as Head High School Teacher at Highland Adventist School in Elkins, West Virginia — where he built the school’s entire high school curriculum from the ground up and led it to a 100% graduation rate every year he served.
Most recently, he taught 3rd through 5th grade at Ramah Junior Academy in Savannah, giving him firsthand familiarity with the local Adventist school community.
A lifelong, committed Seventh-day Adventist Christian, he sees education as a calling — a way to help build the Kingdom of God — and he’s excited to bring that calling to the Savannah community. In the classroom, his focus is helping students grow into confident, independent learners, and as principal, he looks forward to working alongside teachers, families, and church members to improve children’s futures at Savannah Adventist Christian School.
Outside of school, he is married and has a teenager. The family loves hiking together and shares their home with a cat named Toby.