Proposition 2, for $1.54 million to purchase school buses, passed by 1,246-1,190. Proposition 3, to establish a capital reserve fund not to exceed $10 million over 10 years, failed, 1,200-1,223.

Pat Davids-Mockus, chef at Lake Hills Elementary School in Michigan City, shows off the StyroGenie, which is located outside the building. The StyroGenie turns foam lunch trays into paving bricks.