About Me

Hello Westlake students, family, and community! I am Sam Scheffler, though you may call me Mr. Scheffler. This is my sixth year here at Westlake, and I am thrilled to be teaching AP English III  again this year.

I am a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, where I earned degrees in English and Rhetoric & Writing, and a certificate in Creative Writing. With these degrees, I studied topics ranging from Shakespeare to the current rhetoric in political discourse. Following UT, I spent time in corporate communications and as a book editor, working on a variety of genres, including children’s, self-help, and business books. 

Some of my personal favorite books include old stuff like The Iliad and Beowulf, modern retellings of classics like Circe, and history books like The Age of the Wolf. I am a huge soccer fan (Go Austin FC! Go Liverpool!), I love to travel, listen to podcasts, and host friends and family for burgers and board games.