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Therapy dog honoring girl who died at Camp Mystic now helping students in Alamo Heights ISD

Alamo Heights ISD welcomed Scout, a therapy dog donated through a memorial foundation honoring an 8-year-old student who died in a 2025 flood at Camp Mystic.

By Myra Arthur, Matthew Craig, Rick Medina·1 hr ago

ALAMO HEIGHTS, Texas - The Alamo Heights Independent School District welcomed a new member to its community when classes resumed: Scout, the district's first therapy dog.

Scout was donated to the district through the Kellyanne Elizabeth Lytal Memorial Foundation, honoring the 8-year-old AHISD student who died in the 2025 flood at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas.

Scout serves at Alamo Heights Junior School with counselor Lisa Taggart, his handler.

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