function requestinformation_Validator(theForm)
{

  if (theForm.name_first.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter your first name.");
    theForm.name_first.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.name_last.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter your last name.");
    theForm.name_last.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.organization.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter your school/organization.");
    theForm.organization.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  
  if (theForm.grade_level.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter your grade level.");
    theForm.grade_level.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.schooladdress.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter your school address.");
    theForm.schooladdress.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  
  if (theForm.schooladdress_city.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter a city.");
    theForm.schooladdress_city.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  
  if (theForm.schooladdress_state.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter a state.");
    theForm.schooladdress_state.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  
  if (theForm.schooladdress_zip.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter a zip.");
    theForm.schooladdress_zip.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.email.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter your email address.");
    theForm.email.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if ((theForm.email.value.indexOf('@',0) == -1) || (theForm.email.value.indexOf('.',0) == -1))
  {
    alert("Email address is incorrectly formatted. Please enter again.");
    theForm.email.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  
  if(!(theForm.programs1.checked || theForm.programs2.checked || theForm.programs3.checked || theForm.programs4.checked || theForm.programs5.checked || theForm.programs6.checked || theForm.programs7.checked))
  {
    alert("At least one program must be selected.");
	return false;
  }

  return (true);
}