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Tributes to Newport schoolboy Lewis Smith

Tributes were today paid to a teenager who died after collapsing on playing fields during a PE lesson at a Shropshire school. Tributes were today paid to a teenager who died after collapsing on playing fields during a PE lesson at a Shropshire school. Lewis Smith was described as a popular pupil at Burton Borough School in Newport. He died after being rushed to hospital yesterday. Headteacher Dave Hill said the 15 year old "lived life to the full". He said: "Lewis Smith was a really lovely student and a wonderful young man. "He was very mature for his age and very confident." Ambulance crews were called to Burton Borough at about 9.30am yesterday to find teachers attempting to resuscitate Lewis. He was rushed to hospital but later died. Pupils were informed of the news at a special assembly yesterday.

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Tributes were today paid to a teenager who died after collapsing on playing fields during a PE lesson at a Shropshire school.

Lewis Smith was described as a popular pupil at Burton Borough School in Newport.

He died after being rushed to hospital yesterday.

Headteacher Dave Hill said the 15 year old "lived life to the full". He said: "Lewis Smith was a really lovely student and a wonderful young man.

"He was very mature for his age and very confident."

"He was very positive to all the staff and students. He was an integral part of the Travel to Learn group and all the students involved in that looked up to him.