// set up drop downs anywhere in the body of the page. I think the bottom of the page is better.. 
	// but you can experiment with effect on loadtime.
	if (mtDropDown.isSupported()) {

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a set of dropdowns
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first param should always be down, as it is here
		//
		// The second and third param are the top and left offset positions of the menus from their actuators
		// respectively. To make a menu appear a little to the left and bottom of an actuator, you could use
		// something like -5, 5
		//
		// The last parameter can be .topLeft, .bottomLeft, .topRight, or .bottomRight to inidicate the corner
		// of the actuator from which to measure the offset positions above. Here we are saying we want the 
		// menu to appear directly below the bottom left corner of the actuator
		//==================================================================================================
		var ms = new mtDropDownSet(mtDropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("- News", "news_list.php"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("- Welcome letter from XIS Board ", "home.php#board"); 
		menu1.addItem("- Welcome letter from Headmaster ", "home.php#headmaster"); 
		menu1.addItem("- Mission Statement ", "home.php#mission"); 
		
		menu1.addItem("- Introduction ", "home.php#introduction"); 
		
		menu1.addItem("- School Map ", "home.php#map"); 		
		menu1.addItem("- Handbooks", "home.php#hshandbook"); 
		menu1.addItem("- School Calendar", "home.php#calendar"); 
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// add a sub-menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// to add a sub menu to an existing menu object, call it's addMenu method and pass it the item from
		// the parent menu which should act as it's actuator. To add a submenu to the fourth item of a menu
		// called "theMenu", you would do theMenu.addMenu(theMenu.items[3])
		//==================================================================================================


		// menu : Get Started
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		
		menu2.addItem("- Letter From The Principal", "academic.php#Letter");
		menu2.addItem("- Preschool", "academic.php#Preschool");
		menu2.addItem("- Lower School", "academic.php#ls1");
		menu2.addItem("- Upper School", "academic.php#us1");
		menu2.addItem("- ESOL", "academic.php#ESOL");
		menu2.addItem("- Activities", "academic-act.php");
		menu2.addItem("- Recommended Reading list", "academic-rec.php");
		menu2.addItem("- Student Website ","academic.php#studentwork");
		
		// menu
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("- Administration", "facult.php#Administration");
		menu3.addItem("- Support Staff", "facult.php#SupportStaff");
		menu3.addItem("- Lower School Faculty", "facult.php#LowerSchool");
		menu3.addItem("- Upper School Faculty", "facult.php#UpperSchool");
		menu3.addItem("- Teaching Assistant", "facult.php#Assistant_Teacher");


		// menu
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("- Admission Policy", "admissions.php#policy");
		menu4.addItem("- Application Procedure", "admissions.php#procedure");
	
	    menu4.addItem("- Tuition & Fees for 2010-2011", "admissions.php#fees");
		menu4.addItem("- Application Form", "admissions.php#From");
				
	// menu : Company
	var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
	menu5.addItem("- Visual Tour ", "facilities.php");

	// menu : Company
	var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
	menu6.addItem("- Parent Handbook", "Handbook.doc");
	menu6.addItem("- Nurse (Health services)", "supportive.php");
	menu6.addItem("- Transportation", "supportive.php#tranaportation");
	menu6.addItem("- Cafeteria", "supportive.php#cafeteria");
	menu6.addItem("- Counseling Services", "supportive.php#Counseling_Services");
	menu6.addItem("- University/College ", "supportive.php#University/College");
	
	// menu : Company
	var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu7"));
	menu7.addItem("- XIS PTSA", "Parentpage.php#1");

	// menu : Company
	var menu8 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu8"));
	menu8.addItem("                     - Job Vacancies", "employment.php#job");
	menu8.addItem("                  - Living in Xiamen", "employment.php#xiamen");






	
	

//==================================================================================================
		// write drop downs into page
		//==================================================================================================
		// this method writes all the HTML for the menus into the page with document.write(). It must be
		// called within the body of the HTML page.
		//==================================================================================================
		mtDropDown.renderAll();
	}