It has been a tradition for several years at

"The Mountaineer" to feature a graduating senior girl and boy with a parent in an interview for the graduation edition.

This year is no exception. We have Alex Richter whose story is told by her father Jeff and Matthew Louvar whose mother Debbie tells his story.

First here is the interview about graduating senior Alex Richter,

"Alex attended a graduation in Big Sandy and decided that she wanted to graduate from a small school and Big Sandy was her choice, said Jeff Richter. "She has spent this last year living with me and my wife Maggie and...