Hooch's Kemp-Hanson Commits to Play Soccer at SCAD Savannah in '16

Chattahoochee High School’s Hope Kemp-Hanson has committed to play soccer at Savannah College of Art and Design in the fall of 2016, where she plans to major in fashion design. SCAD, an NAIA division school, competes in the Sunbelt Conference.

Kemp-Hanson will be a four-year varsity letterman her senior year and a starter since she was a freshman. She came back strong after overcoming a broken leg her freshman year during a soccer game, followed by an eight-month recovery. She has been playing soccer since she was 4 and has been playing club since she was 8 for Norcross, Concorde Fire and Tophat. She made the Olympic Development Program, Jr. Elite Clubs National League, made it to the semifinals in the Super Y National Championship in Tampa, Fla., and has played soccer in 12 states over the years.

Kemp-Hanson has earned honor roll every semester at Chattahoochee, maintaining a 4.0, and is a member of the National Honor Society. She is the founder of 2016 Athletes that Care, wrote The Hub’s newspaper column Amazing Kids for several years, is a member of DECA and works on the yearbook staff.

Kemp-Hanson has won numerous awards for community service over the years, including The North Fulton Young Hero Award, Kohl’s Kids that Care, Hope For The Future and The Atlanta Hawks’ Be Greater Award. She recently traveled to the National Teen Leadership Conference in Sacramento, Calif., to receive the Presidential Award for Volunteerism.

Pictured with her are, seated, father Timothy Hanson and mother April Kemp, and standing, from left, Shane Burke, Coach Billy Coxhead, Coach Vince Strine, Coach Les Meenan, Coach Rob Di Figlio and CHS Principal Tim Duncan.