By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY. The national average composite score for the ACT college entrance exam increased this year for the first time in seven years, a report released Tuesday says. But it adds that an alarming number of 2004 graduates who took the test are unprepared for college science and math courses.he average score rose a statistically significant one-tenth of a point for 2004 high school graduates, to 20.9 on a scale of 1 through 36. It was 20.8 for each of the past two years.
Arlington Heights Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony: 97th annual parade steps off at 9:30 a.m. today from village hall, 33 S. Arlington Heights Road; heads west on Sigwalt to Dunton, then north on Dunton to Euclid, west on Euclid to Chestnut and south to Memorial Park.
The current name for this day did not come into use until after World War II. Decoration Day and then Memorial Day used to be held on May 30, regardless of the day of the week, on which it fell. In 1968, the Uniform Holidays Bill was passed as part of a move to use federal holidays to create three-day weekends. This meant that that, from 1971, Memorial Day holiday has been officially observed on the last Monday in May. However, it took a longer period for all American states to recognize the new date.