Noah Reed will be attending Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Arkansas. He was awarded the highest and most prestigious scholarship available at SAU: the Presidential Scholarship. This financial aid package is only allowed for those with a score of 30 or higher on the ACT and gives the future student $5,500 per semester for eight consecutive semesters. He also received the Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholars Award which is $10,000 per year for four consecutive years.

At SAU, Noah will major in Biology, Pre-Heath, specifically Pre-Medicine. He plans to join religious associations and the Biology Club while attending SAU. During his freshman year, he will be a part of the Leadership College Living Learning Community, and will attend a Leadership Academy at SAU over the summer.

Noah is involved in several extracurricular activities, such as Fellowship of Christian Students, National Honor Society, Quiz Bowl, Science Bowl, and History Bowl. This year he was elected President of National Honor Society and retained his position as President of Fellowship of Christian Students. He is the Quiz Bowl captain for the third consecutive year, and achieved the award of 5A South Regional MVP with an average of nineteen questions per game. Additionally, he is the captain of both the Science and History Bowl teams. Noah is taking three Advanced Placements courses this year: Calculus, World History, and Biology. Noah has also been named the 2020 De Queen High School salutatorian. He is the son of Barry Reed and Jocelyn Phillips.