Memories by Tawnya Photography will be hosting her first ever Sweet Sixteen Contest. This inaugural year, there are eight contestants that are all from the Paulding County area: Brooklyn Arnold, Emerson Litzenberg, Kennedy Trabel, Faith Nestleroad, Lydia Brewer, Hailey Grant. They had their photographs taken either outdoor or in studio the entire month of June. They were allowed to bring two outfit changes and Tawnya spent approximately 1 1/2 hrs with each girl photographing them.
Tawnya loves working with the teens and helping them feel special for a day.
Memories by Tawnya Photography specializes in Teen, Tween and Senior photography.
Tawnya has also been published in National Teen and Senior Magazines in 2019 and 2020.
The Sweet Sixteen Contest has three judges that are all professional photographers and are from Indiana and North Carolina.
Judge #1 is Yolanda Ray from Knightsdale, North Carolina. She specializes in Teen and Senior Photography
https://www.portraitsbyyolanda.com/ Tawnya has known Yolanda now for 5 years. They traveled to Vegas together with their senior modeling teams to photograph with The Model Network National Team. https://www.themodelnetwork.net/
Judge #2 is Mary Tuttle from New Haven, Indiana. Mary and her husband Mark Tuttle are an amazing team who have done some beautiful work. They photograph professional models and do part time work. They are M&M Photography.
Tawnya met Mary and Mark at a photographers club in Fort Wayne around 2013. She has learned a lot from this Duo team and Mark has been a wonderful Mentor.
Judge #3 is Ruthie Stopher from Leo, Indiana. Ruthie and her husband Brian Stopher are also a husband and wife team. They are Silver Touch Photography. https://www.silvertouchphotography.com/ Tawnya met this awesome couple during a photography club out of Fort Wayne, Indiana, back in 2013. They photographed Tawnya’s children’s weddings. Looking for a wedding photographer. Check them out!
SPECIAL THANKS to the following donors:
Antwerp Exchange Bank, Monat with Chantelle by Chantelle Brown, Petals & Vines owner Denise Coleman, Plunder Jewelry with Denise Kinder, Mary Kay with Carrie Lero, Doterra Essential Oils with Judy Hook, R + F with Jill Strahley, Signature Embroidery with owner Carole Gross, and H20 Water Store for allowing us to use their store front window.
Due to the cancellation of the Day In The Park, the contestants and their parents will have a small gathering on August 8th at 1:00 p.m. at the Antwerp Park for the announcement of the winners.
Emerson Litzenberg is a junior at Antwerp High school. She is an All A’s Honor student who was a member of NJHS. She is a member of the Student Council, Cross Country team, state runner up Competition and basketball cheer squads, and State champion Softball team. She has played travel softball for NWO Heat for 4 years. She intends to attend college and study healthcare. She is a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Church. Her parents are Shane and April Litzenberg. She has a younger sister named Isabelle. She enjoys spending time with her family and camping in her “downtime”.
Hailey Grant is a Junior at Antwerp High School. She is the daughter of Brandon and Jenny Grant, sister to Hunter and Hayden Grant, and cat owner to Penelope and Oliver (Ollie). She’s a member of the Antwerp Student Council where she received the Leadership, Citizenship, Sportsmanship medal at the OASC ALL-OHIO conference. Hailey cheers Varsity football, JV/Varsity basketball, and is on the competition squad. They have competed twice at state, bringing home a second and third place trophy. Hailey also received the Showmanship trophy for basketball cheer. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, helping with the family business, and volunteering with the four year old class at church.
Brooklynn Ann Arnold is 16 years old. Brooklynn is a junior at Paulding High School. She will be attending Vantage this year for Early Childhood Education with hopes of pursuing a psychology degree in her future. She is in FCCLA and has a love for softball. Her parents are Richard and Ashley Miler and Ty and Heather Arnold. She has two brothers Gavyn and Austin and three sisters Hannah, Summer and Kaitlin.
Lydia Brewer is going to be a junior at Antwerp High School. She participates in volleyball, basketball, and track. Some of her accomplishments are honor roll and being a Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference (HOBY Ohio West) Alumni. Lydia’s parents are Shawn and Cindy Brewer, and she has two brothers Luke and Landon.
Jaidis Getrost is a junior at Antwerp High School. She is involved in Cheerleading and Golf, and the broadcasting team and was also part of the National Jr Honor Society at Antwerp Local. Some of Jaidis’ accomplishments are a Superior rating at the Ball State Journalism Day contest, All-American cheerleader award from UCA cheer camp. She received recognition for her Art projects and is a 4.0 student. Some of Jaidis’ interests are roller blading, painting, and make-up artistry. Her plans after school are to go to college for Dermatology. Her parents are Denny and Jessi Getrost, and her brother, Zeb Getrost .
Faith Nestleroad is 16 years old and has grown up in the little town of Antwerp, Ohio. She has a younger brother, Cooper. Her parents are Jennifer and Curtis Nestleroad. Faith played varsity volleyball for 2 years, along with club volleyball, and sand volleyball. She enjoys Theater and show choir, spending days and nights outside and riding her ATV, rain, snow, or shine. Faith also enjoys walking her dog, riding bikes, and going for runs. In the summer she lives by the water and swims every chance she gets. Schooling is very important to Faith as she is 100% invested in it, has BIG dreams of becoming a Veterinarian. In school, she has been in NJHS and a gold pride card holder for 4 years. Her passion in life is to help animals, and one day be the proud owner of her own animal refuge! To help achieve this goal, she plans to attend Vantage Career Center this year for Health Technology.
Lauren K. Schuller is junior at Antwerp High School. Her parents are Mike and Debbie Schuller. She has two older siblings, Kayleigh and Joe, a brother-in-law, Eric, and a sister-in law, Rachel, as well as 3 nephews, Brice, Rhett, and Levi, and niece, Emma. She enjoys spending time with her niece and nephews as well as her two dogs, Cooper and Marley.
Lauren takes pleasure in playing softball year round with an elite team out of Toledo called Finesse-May 16u, as well as playing for the Antwerp Archers in the spring. She love gymnastics! It has led her into competition cheerleading, football cheerleading, and basketball cheerleading, which she has been involved in since she was in junior high school.
Some of Lauren’s most memorable accomplishments are hitting an “over the fence” home run during Antwerp Archer Softball districts game (2019) in Bryan, OH; being able to start the rally in the 5th inning of their State Championship game (2019) with a hit and scoring the first run; competing with the Antwerp Archers Competition Cheer team as they placed 2nd in the Ohio State Cheer Competition (2019), and completing all of this as a freshman in high school.
In the fall of 2020, Lauren plans to attend Vantage Career Center to focus on and study Early Childhood Education. Her future plans are to continue her education after high school and to eventually, teach kindergarten or 1st grade children.
Kennedy Marie Trabel, Antwerp high school, parents Larry and Crystal Trabel. Siblings, Allyssa, Maggie, and Case. She in an honor roll student, member of student council, and student athlete. She attends youth group at Divine Mercy Parish. She loves softball and hanging out with friends.
