MICHIGAN CITY Eight new teachers have joined the ranks at Michigan City High School this year. Four of these teachers are assigned to special education classes, one to physical education, one to English, one to German and one to industrial technology.

Valerie Beglin was born and raised in Evansville, Ind., and recently relocated to Michigan City after completing her education and special education degrees at Indiana University. She taught at Knapp Elementary as a special education and a second grade teacher.

After taking time off to raise her children, Beglin is returning to the classroom to as a co-teacher of English 10.

Charles Brennan was raised in La Porte County and attended Michigan City Area Schools. He is a Rogers High School graduate of the class of 1988.

Brennan decided to go back into teaching this year and said he is looking forward to a long career teaching autoCad and life and careers at MCHS.

Laura Diemer is a resident of Michigan City and a 2006 graduate of Michigan City High School. As a beginning teacher, she will teach first-year German to high school students.

Diemer graduated from Valparaiso University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in German and secondary education. She spent a year studying abroad in Tuebingen, Germany while at Valparaiso University.

Diemer is hoping to assist with the German Club activities at the high school and help out during the foreign exchange program this spring.

Andrew Eubank comes to Michigan City High School as a physical education, health and strength training teacher and assistant football and track coach, and will be the JV basketball coach this spring. He is originally from Logansport, Ind.

Eubank holds a Bachelors of Science from Purdue University in West Lafayette in physical education. He has coached basketball for seven years at four schools and also coached football and track for three years.

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Three MCAS alumni among new teachers at high school