function checkHS(obj)
		{
		  if(obj.value == 'other')
				{
				  document.getElementById('hsgradotherdiv').style.display = ''; 
				} else {
				  document.getElementById('hsgradotherdiv').style.display = 'none';
				}
		}

  function checkForm(obj)
		{
		  if(obj.firstname.value == '')
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please enter your first name.');
						obj.firstname.focus();
						return false;
				}
				if(obj.lastname.value == '')
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please enter your last name.');
						obj.lastname.focus();
						return false;
				}
				if(obj.gender[0].checked == false && obj.gender[1].checked == false)
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please enter your gender.');
						obj.gender[0].focus();
						return false;
				}
				if(obj.email.value == '')
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please enter your email address.');
						obj.email.focus();
						return false;
				}
				if(obj.hsgrad.value == '')
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please select your year of high school graduation.');
						obj.hsgrad.focus();
						return false;
				}
				if(obj.hsgrad.value == 'other' && obj.hsgradother.value == '')
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please enter the year of your high school graduation.');
						obj.hsgradother.focus();
						return false;
				}
				if(obj.month.value == '')
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please enter the month you were born.');
						obj.month.focus();
						return false;
				}
				if(obj.day.value == '')
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please enter the day you were born.');
						obj.day.focus();
						return false;
				}
				if(obj.year.value == '')
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please enter they year you were born.');
						obj.year.focus();
						return false;
				}
				if(obj.address1.value == '')
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please enter the first line of your address.');
						obj.address1.focus();
						return false;
				}
				if(obj.city.value == '')
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please enter the city from your address.');
						obj.city.focus();
						return false;
				}
				if(obj.state.value == '')
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please enter the state from your address.');
						obj.state.focus();
						return false;
				}
				if(obj.postalcode.value == '')
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please enter the zip code from your address.');
						obj.postalcode.focus();
						return false;
				}
				if(obj.country.value == '')
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please enter the country from your address.');
						obj.country.focus();
						return false;
				}
				if(obj.phone.value == '')
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please enter a phone number you can be reached at.');
						obj.phone.focus();
						return false;
				}
				if(obj.howdidyouhear.value == '')
				{
				  alert('In order to submit your entry, please tell us how you heard about Word of Life.');
						obj.howdidyouhear.focus();
						return false;
				}
		}