// Preload all images.


        // LOAD SIDE BAR IMAGES
        parentsOff = new Image();
        parentsOff.src = "images/ui/side-parents.gif";
        parentsOn = new Image();
        parentsOn.src = "images/ui/side-parents-on.gif";
        studentsOff = new Image();
        studentsOff.src = "images/ui/side-students.gif";
        studentsOn = new Image();
        studentsOn.src = "images/ui/side-students-on.gif";
        facultyOff = new Image();
        facultyOff.src = "images/ui/side-faculty.gif";
        facultyOn = new Image();
        facultyOn.src = "images/ui/side-faculty-on.gif";
        curricOff = new Image();
        curricOff.src = "images/ui/side-curric.gif";
        curricOn = new Image();
        curricOn.src = "images/ui/side-curric-on.gif";
        homeschoolOff = new Image();
        homeschoolOff.src = "images/ui/side-homeschool.gif";
        homeschoolOn = new Image();
        homeschoolOn.src = "images/ui/side-homeschool-on.gif";
        afterschoolOff = new Image();
        afterschoolOff.src = "images/ui/side-afterschool.gif";
        afterschoolOn = new Image();
        afterschoolOn.src = "images/ui/side-afterschool-on.gif";
        missionOff = new Image();
        missionOff.src = "images/ui/side-mission.gif";
        missionOn = new Image();
        missionOn.src = "images/ui/side-mission-on.gif";
        challengesOff = new Image();
        challengesOff.src = "images/ui/side-challenges.gif";
        challengesOn = new Image();
        challengesOn.src = "images/ui/side-challenges-on.gif";

/* UNUSED SIDEBAR IMAGES... Removed to speed up the loading process.
        aboutOff = new Image();
        aboutOff.src = "images/ui/side-about.gif";
        aboutOn = new Image();
        aboutOn.src = "images/ui/side-about-on.gif";
        academicOff = new Image();
        academicOff.src = "images/ui/side-academic.gif";
        academicOn = new Image();
        academicOn.src = "images/ui/side-academic-on.gif";
        eslOff = new Image();
        eslOff.src = "images/ui/side-esl.gif";
        eslOn = new Image();
        eslOn.src = "images/ui/side-esl-on.gif";
        homeworkOff = new Image();
        homeworkOff.src = "images/ui/side-homework.gif";
        homeworkOn = new Image();
        homeworkOn.src = "images/ui/side-homework-on.gif";
        computerOff = new Image();
        computerOff.src = "images/ui/side-computer.gif";
        computerOn = new Image();
        computerOn.src = "images/ui/side-computer-on.gif";
        techOff = new Image();
        techOff.src = "images/ui/side-tech.gif";
        techOn = new Image();
        techOn.src = "images/ui/side-tech-on.gif";
*/

        // LOAD CARROT IMAGE
        cursorOn = new Image();
        cursorOn.src = "images/ui/cursor-on.gif";
        cursorOff = new Image();
        cursorOff.src = "images/ui/cursor-off.gif";

        // LOAD TOP BAR IMAGES
        vhomeOff = new Image();
        vhomeOff.src = "images/ui/v-home.gif";
        vhomeOn = new Image();
        vhomeOn.src = "images/ui/v-home-on.gif";
        vaboutOff = new Image();
        vaboutOff.src = "images/ui/v-about.gif";
        vaboutOn = new Image();
        vaboutOn.src = "images/ui/v-about-on.gif";
        vscheduleOff = new Image();
        vscheduleOff.src = "images/ui/v-schedule.gif";
        vscheduleOn = new Image();
        vscheduleOn.src = "images/ui/v-schedule-on.gif";
        vadmissionsOff = new Image();
        vadmissionsOff.src = "images/ui/v-admissions.gif";
        vadmissionsOn = new Image();
        vadmissionsOn.src = "images/ui/v-admissions-on.gif";
/*
        vcurriculaOff = new Image();
        vcurriculaOff.src = "images/ui/v-curricula.gif";
        vcurriculaOn = new Image();
        vcurriculaOn.src = "images/ui/v-curricula-on.gif";
*/
        vnewsOff = new Image();
        vnewsOff.src = "images/ui/v-news.gif";
        vnewsOn = new Image();
        vnewsOn.src = "images/ui/v-news-on.gif";
        vsitemapOff = new Image();
        vsitemapOff.src = "images/ui/v-sitemap.gif";
        vsitemapOn = new Image();
        vsitemapOn.src = "images/ui/v-sitemap-on.gif";
        vcontactOff = new Image();
        vcontactOff.src = "images/ui/v-contact.gif";
        vcontactOn = new Image();
        vcontactOn.src = "images/ui/v-contact-on.gif";



// rollover and rolloff functions
function rollOn(imgName) {
        imgOn = eval(imgName + "On.src");
        document[imgName].src = imgOn;
}

function rollOff(imgName) {
        imgOff = eval(imgName + "Off.src");
        document[imgName].src = imgOff;
}

// rollover and rolloff functions - for the carrot
function carrotOn(imgName) {
        document[imgName].src = cursorOn.src;
}

function carrotOff(imgName) {
        document[imgName].src = cursorOff.src;
}


// popup loader
function popup(file,width,height,title) {
	if (!title) {
		title = "[image]"
	}
    var theHTML = "<HTML>\n<HEAD>\n<TITLE>" + title + "</TITLE>\n</HEAD>\n\n<BODY BGCOLOR=\"#000000\" TOPMARGIN=0 LEFTMARGIN=0 MARGINHEIGHT=0 MARGINWIDTH=0 onBlur=\"window.close()\">\n\n<IMG BORDER=0 SRC=\"" + file + "\" ALT=\"\" WIDTH=" + width + " HEIGHT=" + height + ">\n\n</BODY>\n</HTML>\n"
    var popupWindow = window.open('','xWindow','width=' + width + ',height=' + height + ',directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,toolbar=no,resizable=no,left=0,top=0,screenx=50,screeny=50')
    popupWindow.document.write(theHTML)
    popupWindow.document.close()
}