body {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background: url(/pics/background.png) top left repeat-x #4e545d;
	font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
}

#content {
	background: url(/pics/contentshadows.png) top left repeat-y;
	/* here so that loads early because this serves as content area's background color */
}


/*  BEGIN Header  */
#header {
	text-align: center;
/*	
	superfluous w/o anything abs positioned within #header:

	position: relative;
	z-index: 1500;
*/
	width: 948px;
	margin: 0 auto;
}

#header h1 {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
#header h1 a {
	display: block;
	font-size: 5px; /* just in case, sometimes IE will peek the hidden text */
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: 0;
	width: 948px;
	padding-top: 183px;
	height: 0;
	overflow: hidden;
	background: url(/pics/header.jpg) top left no-repeat;
}


	/* Drop Downs */
	
	ul#topnav {
		margin: 0 auto;
		padding: 0;
		list-style: none;
		width: 900px; 
		background: url(/pics/blue_gloss_bg.png) top left repeat-x #001d41;


	}
	
	ul#topnav li {
		list-style: none;
		margin: 0;
		padding: 0;
		float: left;
		display: inline;
		font-size: 11.5px;


	}
	
	ul#topnav ul {
		list-style: none;
		margin: 0;
		padding: 0;
		width: 12em;

	}
	ul#topnav ul, 	ul#topnav ul li { z-index:99999; }
 
	ul#topnav li#home { margin-left: 23px; }
	ul#topnav li#home a 		{ width: 95px; }
	ul#topnav li#aboutus a 		{ width: 95px; }
	ul#topnav li#admissions a 	{ width: 95px; }
	ul#topnav li#academics a 	{ width: 100px; }
	ul#topnav li#students a 	{ width: 100px; }
	ul#topnav li#parents a 		{ width: 100px; }
	ul#topnav li#alumni a 		{ width: 130px; }
	ul#topnav li#contactus a 	{ width: 130px; }
		
	
	ul#topnav li a {
		display: block;
		color: #fff;
		font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;
		text-decoration: none;
		text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em #000;
		height: 32px;
		line-height: 2.7em
	}

	ul#topnav li:hover a, ul#topnav li.over a, ul#topnav li a:hover { /* last thing probably redundant.. */
		color: #ec0102;
		text-decoration: none;
	}
	
	ul#topnav li ul {
		position: absolute;
		width: 13em !important;
		left: -999em;
		font-size: 11px;
		border: 1px solid #2572cc;
		border-top-width: 0;
		z-index: 9999;
	}
	
	ul#topnav li ul li {
		font-size: 11px;
		line-height: 16px;
		margin: 0 auto;
		padding: 0;
		text-align: left;
		background-color: red;
		width: 13em !important;
	}

	ul#topnav li:hover ul, #topnav li.over ul {
		left: auto;
		z-index: 16000;
		background-position: 0 0;
	}
	
	ul#topnav li ul li a {
		font-size: 11px !important;
		text-shadow: none !important;
		color: #fff !important;
		line-height: 16px;
		display: block;
		height: auto !important;
		width: auto !important;
		padding: .5em .7em .5em .7em !important;
		margin: 0 !important;
		background-color: #001d41;
		/* define non-hover colors and padding for dropdown items */
	}
	ul#topnav li ul li:hover a, ul#topnav li ul li.over a {
		background-color: #2572cc;
		color: #001d41;
		/* define hover background and text colors */
	}
	
/*  END Header  */

/*  BEGIN Quicklinks, Search, Photo Area aka Index Sparkle */
#indexSparkle {
	width: 900px;;
	overflow: auto; /* contain floats! */
	background-color: #08366f;	
}

#leftColumnTop {
	width: 252px;
	float: left;
	display: inline; /* IE */
}

#quicklinksh2 {
	height: 0;
	overflow: hidden;
}

ul#quicklinks {
	float: left;
	display: inline; /* ie6 dbl margin fix */
	width: 252px;
	background: url(/pics/eagle.gif) center center no-repeat #0f488b;
	list-style: none;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 11px 0 0 0 ;
	padding: 1px 0 5px 7px;
	width: 245px;
 
        
}

ul#quicklinks li.first {
	margin-top: 6px;
}

ul#quicklinks li {
	float: left;
	display: inline;
	list-style: none;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0 0 2px 0;
}

ul#quicklinks li a {
	color: #fff;
	text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em #000;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	display: block;
	width: 238px;
	padding-left: 25px;
	width: 213px;
	line-height: 22px;
	background: url(/pics/redbluebg.png) 0 repeat-y;
	/* background overridden for IE6, see ie6.css */
}

ul#quicklinks li a:hover {
	background: url(/pics/redbluebg.png) -238px repeat-y;
}

#searcharea {
	clear: both;
	height: 18px;
	background: url(/pics/searcharea_bg.png) top left repeat-x;
	width: 180px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding-top: 10px;
}

#searcharea input#q {
	height: 14px;
	width: 108px;
	margin: 2px 0 0 1px;
	padding: 0 4px 0 4px;
	background: #fff;
	border: 0;
	float: left;
	text-align: left;
	font-family: Verdana;
}
#searcharea #sa {
	float: left;
	margin: 2px 0 0 4px;
}


#googletrans {
	text-align: center;
	margin: .5em auto .7em auto;
	position: relative;
	z-index: 1;
}
#googletrans select {
	position: relative;
	z-index: 1;
}

.hideme {
	visibility: hidden;
}
#marquee {
	color: #fff;
	width: 637px;
	background-color: #08366F;
	margin-top: 8px;
	color: #fff;
}


#photoarea {
	float: left;
	display: inline;
	width: 637px;
	height: 212px;
	/* pre-padded: width 648 height 220 */
	background-color: #08366f;
	padding: 8px 0 0 11px;
	position: relative;
}

#photoarea img, #photoarea object {
	position: relative;
	z-index: 800;
}
#photoarea span.overlay {
	display: block;
	width: 626px;
	height: 199px;
	background: url(/pics/shuffle1_overlay.png) top left no-repeat;
	position: absolute;
	top: 8px;
	left: 11px;
	z-index: 1000;
}
/*  END Quicklinks, Search, Photo Area  */



/* Both content areas */
#contentIndex, #content {
	clear: both;
	width: 948px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: 0 24px;
	width: 900px;
	overflow: auto;
}

#content a {
	color: #0f478b;
}

/*  BEGIN Front Page contentIndex  */
#contentIndex {
	background: url(/pics/contentindex_bg.png) top left repeat-y;
	color: #000;

}
#contentIndex a {
	color: #0f478b;
}
#contentIndex h2, #contentIndex h2 a { 
	display: block;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

#l {
	padding-top: .42em;
}



	/* Left Bottom Column */
	#leftColumnBottom {
		width: 645px;
		padding-left: 3px;
		float: left;
		display: inline; /* ie */
		overflow: auto;
		background-color: #6292d9;
	}
	
	#newsContainer {
		margin-top: 2px;
	}
	#newsContainer, #bbContainer {
		background: url(/pics/leftcol_bg.png) top left repeat-y;
		position: relative;
		z-index: 900;
	}
	
	#bbContainer {
		margin-bottom: 1em;
	}
	#newsContainer h2 a, #bbContainer h2 a {
		width: 642px;
		height: 0;
		overflow: hidden;
		padding-top: 95px;
	}

	#newsContainer h2, #bbContainer h2 {
		position: relative;
		z-index: 1000;
	}
	#newsContainer h2 a {
		background: url(/pics/news_header.png) top left no-repeat;
	}
	#bbContainer h2 a {
		background: url(/pics/bb_header.png) top left no-repeat;
	}

	#newsContainer .foot, #bbContainer .foot {
		display: block;
		width: 642px;
		height: 23px;
		background: url(/pics/leftcol_foot.png) top left no-repeat;
	}

	#contentIndex .HPNews, #contentIndex  .HPBBMessages {
		margin: -35px 10px 10px 15px;
		position: relative;
		z-index: 1100;
		width: 605px;
	}

	table.HPNews tr:last-child, table.HPBBMessages tr:last-child {
		text-align: right;
	}
	
	/*  Right Bottom Column  */
	#rightColumnBottom {
		width: 252px;
		float: left;
		display: inline; /* ie */
		overflow: auto;
		margin-top: -16px;
		color: #fff;
	}
	#contentIndex .HPEvents, #contentIndex .HPLinks {
		color: #fff;
		margin: 0 1em 1em 0;
		position: relative;
		z-index: 1000;
	}
	#contentIndex .HPEvents {
		margin-top: -20px;
	}
	#rightColumnBottom a {
		color: #78aeff;
	}
	#eventsContainer {
		min-height: 200px;
		height: auto !important;
		height: 200px;
	}
	#eventsContainer h2 a {
		width: 252px;
		height: 0;
		overflow: hidden;
		padding-top: 92px;
		background: url(/pics/events_header.png) top left no-repeat;
		position: relative;
		z-index: 1000;
	}
	#linksContainer h2 a {
		width: 252px;
		height: 0;
		overflow: hidden;
		padding-top: 60px;
		background: url(/pics/links_header.png) top left no-repeat;
	}
	#donationsContainer {
		min-height: 145px;
		height: auto !important;
		height: 145px;
	}
	#donationsContainer h2 a {
		width: 252px;
		height: 0;
		overflow: hidden;
		padding-top: 92px;
		background: url(/pics/donation_header.png) top left no-repeat;
		position: relative;
		z-index: 1000;
	}
	#rightPic {
		width: 246px;
		height: 122px;
		background: url(/pics/shuffle2_gradient_bg.png) top left repeat-x;
		padding: 10px 0 0 6px;
		position: relative;
	}
	#rightPic span.overlay {
		display: block;
		background: url(/pics/shuffle2_overlay.png) top left no-repeat;
		width: 239px;
		height: 117px;
		position: absolute;
		top: 10px;
		left: 6px;
		z-index: 1000;
	}

/*  END Front Page contentIndex  */


/*  BEGIN Other (#content) Page content  */
#content {
	padding: 0 39px 1em 39px;;
	width: 870px;
}

.pageTitle {
	width: 850px;
	background: url(/pics/pageTitle.gif) top left no-repeat;
	font-family: Garamond,'Times New Roman', serif;
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 20px;
	line-height: 25px;
	padding: 0 10px 0 10px;
	margin: .5em auto .5em auto;
	letter-spacing: .07em;
}

	/* Table styles */
	table {
		border-collapse: collapse;
	}

	table caption {
		font-weight: bold;
		font-size: 1.4em;
	}

	.lightBorderBottom, tbody.light td {
		border-bottom: 1px solid #fff !important;
		border-right: 1px solid #fff !important;
	}

	tbody.light tr td:last-child, tr.light td:last-child, tr td.light:last-child {
		border-right: 0 !important;
	}
	.darkBorderBottom, thead.dark th {
		border-bottom: 1px solid #fff !important;
	}

	.light {
		background-color: #d1e3f7 !important;
		color: #000 !important;
	}
	.dark {
		background-color: #001d41 !important;
		color: #fff !important;
	}
	
	.dark a {
		color: #D1E3F7 !important;
	}
	
/*  END Other Page content  */


/*  BEGIN Footer  */
#footer {
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: 0;
	width: 948px;
	height: 165px;
	position: relative;
	clear: both;
}

#footer #copyright span {
	display: block;
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: 0;
	width: 900px;
	line-height: 2.7em;
	height: 32px;
	background: url(/pics/blue_gloss_bg.png) top left repeat-x #001d41;

}
#footer p#copyright {
	text-align: center;
	color: #fff;
	font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em #000;
	display: block;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	width: 948px;
	background: url(/pics/contentshadows.png) top left repeat-y;
}

#footer p#poweredby a {
	display: block;
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 10px;
	left: 327px;
	
	width: 245px;
	height: 0;
	overflow: hidden;
	padding-top: 26px;
	background: url(/pics/poweredby.png) top left no-repeat;
}

#footer span#footer_image {
	display: block;
	width: 948px;
	height: 0;
	overflow: hidden;
	padding-top: 103px;
	position: absolute;
	top: 32px;
	left: 0;
	background: url(/pics/footer_bg.png) top left no-repeat;
}
a#districtlink {
	display: block;
	width: 195px;
	height: 0;
	overflow: hidden;
	padding-top: 50px;
	position: absolute;
	right: 55px;
	top: 43px;
}
/*  END Footer  */

#content {
padding-top:10px;
	min-height:400px;
height: auto !important;
height:400px;
overflow:visible; 

}