More than 50 Bishop Stang Students camped in cardboard boxes to raise awareness for homelessness on March 11.

The 12th annual Cardboard Tent City included speakers from local shelters, and a "shelter" dinner. Students slept in cardboard boxes in the school's gymnasium.

"When the weather permits, students sleep outside on the field in cardboard boxes. Because there was a wind chill warning, the experience became an indoor simulation," said the school's Director of Advancement Jana McHenry.

Students also collected more than $3,000 in cash donations for the project, McHenry said. The donations went toward the Sister Rose Network, Rise Up for Homes, and School on Wheels.