2011-2012 will be Mr. Steffen's fifth year at Pacific Lutheran High School sharing and learning about British and American Literature, English II, World History, Theology, and English as a Second Language with his students.

Mr. Steffens was born in Papua New Guinea and grew up in New Zealand. He earned his BA in English from Wartburg College and his MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from the University of Northern Iowa. He has been blessed to teach English at Lutheran high schools in Slovakia and Hong Kong in addition to English as a Second Language at the University of Northern Iowa and California State University, Long Beach.

Mr. Steffens is thankful for his family.

To view Mr. Steffen's page including assignments and grades, please visit the Gradelink website.