Hi, I'm Mr. Klassen. This is my 13th year as a teacher at West Ottawa, my 12th at the high school level. I graduated in December 2007 from Grand Valley State University with a B.S. in Mathematics after completing my student teaching here at West Ottawa. I also earned my M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction in April 2016 from GVSU. I am a head coach for one of the West Ottawa Middle School Girls Tennis teams and I'm an assistant baseball coach for the West Ottawa Freshmen team. In addition to the above, I am a class adviser for the Class of 2022.
I married my high school sweetheart, Laura, and she is currently a second grade teacher at Oakridge Lower Elementary School in Muskegon. In my free time I like to spend time with my wife, our dog Buddy (at the top of the page) and friends and I also enjoy watching and participating in sports. I spend quite a bit of time working in my yard too. Laura and I are currently going through the adoption process as we try to start our family. In the meantime, we are lucky enough to spend quite a bit of time with our families, including our 2 nieces and 5 nephews. Some sports teams I like to watch either live or from home are the Tigers, Red Wings, Lions, and best of all, the University of Michigan. I also love to cheer on former students of mine who are college athletes, including some at Hope, Davenport, Grand Valley, Ferris State, Lewis University, and more.