Triumph and tragedy

When I was in junior high school, my idea of a tragedy was a bad hairdo or a failing grade on an algebra quiz. A triumph? That probably would have involved either a boy or a new pair of shoes. But the group of kids visiting UMR today share a much broader definition of those two words.

They're here for Region 8 History Day , presenting papers, exhibitions, documentaries, websites and performances that all address this year's theme Triumph and Tragedy in History. They'll look at things like The first lunar landing. Or the sinking of the Titanic. You know, important stuff.