Bethlehem students earn full rides to Lehigh Valley colleges: One helped family through health struggles, one had to learn English

Moravian University is set to gain a future doctor and a research scientist, while Cedar Crest College is welcoming an aspiring psychologist to campus after three Bethlehem students earned full-ride scholarships.

Dunya Atra, 17, is a Freedom High School senior with a 4.1 GPA who’s been preparing for a future career in pediatrics by studying at the Bethlehem Area Vocational School and working in St. Luke’s University Health Network’s radiology department. She’s headed to Moravian.

Joining Dunya at Moravian will be Shanice Painton, an 18-year-old Liberty High School senior with a 4.6 GPA who wants to pursue a career as a biological researcher and has dedicated herself to the school’s Environmental Sustainability Club…

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