The Johnny Van Kemp Courage Award was given to a rising 9th grader by Johnny Van Kemp himself. He inspired the creation of the courage award 6 years ago.
Summerfield native 19-year-old Johnny Van Kemp battled leukemia when he was a child. The second time he relapsed he was 14 years old during Christmastime. Many people aim to be home for the holidays, not in a hospital. Yet, five years ago that's where the Van Kemp's spent Christmas by no means was it a normal holiday for them. To read more of this story, click here.