private void btnAddTeacher_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            // Add Teacher Button
            // declaring variables
            name   = txtTName.Text.ToUpper();
            phone  = txtTPhone.Text;
            email  = txtTEmail.Text;
            salary = txtTSalary.Text;

            // check phone number entered correctly
            checkPhone = NumberCheck(phone);
            NumberPrint(checkPhone, "Phone");

            // check emails entered correctly
            checkEmails = EmailCheck(email);
            // if errors detected print out error
            EmailPrint(checkEmails);

            // check salary entered correctly
            checkNumbers = NumberCheck(salary);
            NumberPrint(checkNumbers, "Salary");

            // validation check on combo box
            try
            {
                subject = cboSubjects.SelectedItem.ToString();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Please select a Subject Taught.");
            }

            // validation check for the rest of the infomation entered
            checkFields = (InputCheck(name, phone, email, salary, subject));
            if (checkFields == 0 && checkEmails == 0 && checkPhone == 0 && checkNumbers == 0)
            {
                hl.AddTeacher(name, phone, email, salary, subject);

                // clear entry point boxes
                txtTName.Clear();
                txtTPhone.Clear();
                txtTEmail.Clear();
                txtTSalary.Clear();
                cboSubjects.SelectedIndex = -1;

                MessageBox.Show("Teacher Contact was added sucessfully.");
            }
            else if (checkFields == 1)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Whoops, you forgot to enter 1 field. Please enter all the infomation for the Teacher Contact.");
            }
            else if (checkFields > 1)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(string.Format("Whoops, you forgot to enter {0} fields. Please enter all the infomation for the Teacher Contact.", checkFields));
            }
        }