Last week, the Amarillo College (AC) Board of Regents approved the Badger Bound Scholarship, a new program designed to make higher education more accessible, affordable, and achievable for area students beginning next fall.The scholarship provides up to 45 hours of free college credit for students who complete at least 15 dual credit hours at AC during high school—enough to total 60 hours and earn an associate degree. To participate, school districts will establish partnership agreements with AC on behalf of their students.

A compelling twin bill awaits concertgoers in December when both the Amarillo College Community Concert Band and AC’s Brass Ensemble will perform sequentially in the Concert Hall Theater on the Washington Street Campus.

The joint concert is scheduled from 7:30-9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. The event is free and open to the public.