Student Handbook
Deuel School District
PO Box 770 • 410 5th St W • Clear Lake, SD 57226
Phone: 605-874-2161 • Fax: 605-874-8585
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Deuel Elementary School Preschool-5th Grades
Deuel Middle School 6th - 8th Grades
Deuel High School 9th - 12th Grades
- Chad Schiernbeck, Superintendent
- Katie Hahn, MS & HS Principal
- Todd Rahlf, Elementary Principal & AD
- Hannah Swenson, Director of Special Education
- Ellen Schmahl, Business Manager
- Nikki Berge, Assistant Business Manager
Chad Schiernbeck, Superintendent
Katie Hahn, MS & HS Principal
Todd Rahlf, Elementary Principal & AD
Hannah Swenson, Director of Special Education
Ellen Schmahl, Business Manager
Nikki Berge, Assistant Business Manager
The primary objective of this handbook is to help students and parents develop positive attitudes toward the school as well as to provide information in a clear, concise manner. It is not intended to be a comprehensive set of rules for every situation and in no way restricts the faculty and the administration.
Elementary
Dear Parents and Students,
We welcome you to Deuel Elementary for the 2025-2026 school year. I am honored to be a part of this school community, and I am really excited for the
opportunities that this year will bring our students. On behalf of the Deuel School District, I want to wish everyone a year of outstanding success and look forward to working together to provide a safe and quality educational environment for all. Deuel School District wishes that we all share a year of outstanding successes and that we might work together to provide a safe and quality educational environment for all.
I firmly believe that every student that enters our school is unique and important, and it is my desire that each student avail himself/herself of all possible opportunities for personal growth and fulfillment.
It is your responsibility to become familiar with the material in this handbook. Please reach out if you have any questions as you look through it!
Let’s have a great year!
Mr. Todd Rahlf
Elementary Principal
Middle and High School
Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to Deuel High School for the 2025-2026 school year. I am so honored to be a part of this school community, and I am really excited for the opportunities that this year will bring our students. On behalf of the Deuel School District, I want to wish everyone a year of outstanding success and look forward to working together to provide a safe and quality educational environment for all.
I firmly believe that every student that enters our school is unique and important, and it is my desire that each student avail himself/herself of all possible opportunities for personal growth and fulfillment.
It is your responsibility to become familiar with the material in this handbook. Please reach out if you have any questions as you look through it!
Let’s have a great year!
MS/HS Principal
Mrs. Katie Hahn
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Updated September 17, 2025







