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George Washington Carver HS Students Honor The Life Of Student Who Died From Bacterial Meningitis

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A North Philadelphia school community is mourning the loss of a student who died from bacterial meningitis. Tonight, parents are gathering at the high school for a meeting to discuss the illness.

There were dozen of balloons floating upward to remember the life of a freshman at George Washington Carver High School, who died Tuesday due to complications from bacterial meningitis.

Friends say the 15-year-old was a rising sports star with a big smile and a great personality. "He was a good person. He was big and kind and gentle," said one of his classmates.

It was the students themselves that asked for the tribute. Friends and fellow classmates came together, displaying a silver lining in this tragic death.

"The message to the students yesterday afternoon was the way we do things here is through community," said the school's principal, Ted Domer. "We're as strong as we are together and we really rely on each other. It was pretty evident through this event and throughout the day in the building. It's a really special place."

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