function validate_required(field,alerttxt){	with (field){		if (value==null||value==""){
 		 	alert(alerttxt);
 		 	return false;
 		 } else {
 		 	return true
 		 }	}}

function validate_checkbox(field, field2, alerttxt){	with (field){
		if (!field.checked){
 		 	with (field2){				if (value==null||value==""){
	 			 	alert(alerttxt);
	 			 	return false;
	 			 } else {
	 			 	return true;
	 			 }		 	 }
 		 } else {
 		 	return true;
 		 }	}}

function validate_admission(thisform){	with (thisform){		if (validate_required(parent,"Please enter a parent name")==false){
			parent.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(student,"Please enter a student name")==false){
			student.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(curgrade,"Please enter the student's current grade level")==false){
			curgrade.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(address,"Please enter your address")==false){
			address.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(city,"Please enter your city")==false){
			city.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(state,"Please enter your state")==false){
			state.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(zip,"Please enter your zip code")==false){
			zip.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(phone,"Please enter a phone number")==false){
			phone.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(email,"Please enter your e-mail address")==false){
			email.focus();
			return false;
		}
	}}

function validate_contact(thisform){	with (thisform){		if (validate_required(fullname,"Please enter your name")==false){
			fullname.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(homephone,"Please enter your home phone number")==false){
			homephone.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(email,"Please enter your e-mail address")==false){
			email.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(question,"You can't send a blank message")==false){
			question.focus();
			return false;
		}
	}}

function validate_contactdept(thisform){	with (thisform){		if (validate_required(fullname,"Please enter your name")==false){
			fullname.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(address,"Please enter your address")==false){
			address.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(phone,"Please enter your phone number")==false){
			phone.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(email,"Please enter your e-mail address")==false){
			email.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(question,"You can't send a blank message")==false){
			question.focus();
			return false;
		}
	}}