From Haas Hall Bentonville to College, Career, and Beyond
At Haas Hall Academy Bentonville Campus, college preparation is about more than earning an acceptance letter. Our goal is to prepare scholars with the academic foundation, confidence, independence, and ambition to succeed when they reach college—and to continue building on that foundation throughout their careers.
The Alumni Achievements of Haas Hall Bentonville graduates demonstrate the many directions that preparation can lead. Scholars have earned admission to some of the nation’s most respected colleges and universities and gone on to pursue opportunities in medicine, engineering, technology, business, healthcare, STEM, and the sciences.
Their accomplishments reflect what the Haas Hall experience is designed to develop: strong students, independent thinkers, ambitious learners, and future leaders prepared to pursue challenging goals.
Prepared for Outstanding Colleges and Universities
Haas Hall Academy scholars have earned admission to prestigious institutions across the country, including Dartmouth, Yale, Columbia, Georgetown, MIT, Johns Hopkins, and many others.
Those acceptances represent an important milestone, but our focus begins much earlier. Rigorous academics, Advanced Placement opportunities, individualized college planning, small classes, and close relationships with faculty help prepare scholars for the expectations they will encounter after graduation.
For Haas Hall Bentonville alumni, the objective is not simply to get into college. It is to arrive ready to succeed in demanding academic environments and take advantage of the opportunities available to them.
Turning Academic Preparation Into Professional Opportunity
Haas Hall Bentonville alumni have pursued a wide range of academic and professional fields, including engineering, technology, business, medicine, healthcare, STEM, and the sciences.
Our location in Bentonville and the rapidly growing Northwest Arkansas region provides another distinctive advantage. Scholars attend school in the heart of a thriving business community with connections to major employers and industries.
Over the years, Haas Hall alumni have pursued corporate-level opportunities with Walmart, allowing graduates to build careers with one of the world’s largest companies right here in Northwest Arkansas. Exposure to the region’s professional community also helps current scholars see how the skills they are developing in school can translate into future academic and career opportunities.
Alumni Spotlight: Lexi Haviland
Haas Hall Academy Bentonville – Class of 2021
Baylor University Class of 2025
Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
For Lexi Haviland, the journey from Haas Hall Bentonville has ultimately brought her back to the community where it began.
After graduating from Haas Hall Academy Bentonville in 2021, Lexi attended Baylor University, earning her bachelor’s degree in May 2025. She has since returned to Bentonville as a medical student at the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, where she is pursuing her MD and working toward becoming a physician.
Lexi credits Haas Hall with giving her something that proved especially valuable as she moved into increasingly challenging academic environments: confidence in her own abilities.
Her experience at Haas Hall taught her that she could succeed when challenged and encouraged her to pursue opportunities outside her comfort zone. At Baylor, that confidence helped her become deeply involved in academics, personal development, and service to others—experiences that ultimately helped lead her toward medicine.
She also points to the breadth of her Haas Hall education as an important part of her preparation. Strong science and mathematics instruction provided an academic foundation for college and medical school, while her teachers in English, the arts, and humanities helped her develop as a more well-rounded and service-minded individual.
Most importantly, Lexi remembers faculty who were personally invested in her growth. That influence continues today as she prepares for a career devoted to serving others through medicine.
Alumni Spotlight: Aaleyah Jackson
Haas Hall Academy Bentonville – Class of 2022
University of Pennsylvania – Class of 2026
College of Arts & Sciences
A graduate of Haas Hall Academy Bentonville, Aaleyah Jackson recently graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania, earning dual bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Africana Studies. She is now preparing for law school while working to establish a nonprofit focused on addressing disparities in the research, diagnosis, and treatment of rare cancers affecting people of color.
Aaleyah credits Haas Hall with helping her develop the confidence to share her ideas, advocate for greater cultural inclusion, and explore new academic interests. One of those interests was Chinese language and culture, which began at Haas Hall and continued throughout her college experience. At Penn, she earned a Certificate of Fluency in Mandarin Chinese and participated in university-sponsored programs in Beijing and Shanghai.
For Aaleyah, the impact of Haas Hall extended beyond academic preparation. The encouragement and guidance she received from faculty helped teach her to approach education with both curiosity and confidence. Those qualities continue to shape her path as she pursues law, public service, and her goal of creating greater equity in healthcare.
Aaleyah’s journey reflects the kind of lifelong learning Haas Hall Academy strives to inspire: developing the confidence to explore new opportunities, advocate for meaningful change, and use one’s education to make a difference.
Alumni Spotlight: Blake Sostrin
Haas Hall Academy Bentonville – Class of 2024
University of Arkansas – Class of 2028
College of Education & Health Professions
A graduate of Haas Hall Academy Bentonville, Blake Sostrin is an Honors Biology student at the University of Arkansas, where he maintains a 4.0 GPA and expects to graduate in May 2028. Originally focused on a path to medical school, Blake has used his college experience to explore a broader range of interests in science, medicine, leadership, and professional development.
At Arkansas, Blake has completed more than 250 hours of undergraduate food science research while pursuing physician-shadowing experiences in pathology, family medicine, orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine. He has also emerged as a campus leader through Sigma Phi Epsilon, serving as Vice President of the SigEp Learning Community and helping lead academic and professional-development programming for a chapter of nearly 300 students. His work has included collaborating with university faculty and administrators and helping develop an alumni mentorship and internship program.
Blake credits Haas Hall with preparing him to embrace both challenge and opportunity. Academically, the school taught him to work through difficult material, ask questions, advocate for himself, and hold himself to a high standard. His experience playing soccer at Haas Hall was equally meaningful, teaching him teamwork, balance, and the importance of making room for the interests and relationships that enrich life beyond academics.
Most importantly, Blake remembers teachers and coaches who invested in him as a person, not simply as a student or athlete. As he takes on leadership and mentorship roles of his own, he strives to provide that same encouragement to others.
Whether his future ultimately leads to medicine, science, business, or a combination of those interests, Blake believes Haas Hall gave him the academic foundation, confidence, and curiosity to continue challenging himself and pursue opportunities wherever they may lead.
Alumni Spotlight: Ming Li
Haas Hall Academy Bentonville – Class of 2025
Georgia Institute of Technology – Class of 2029
College of Computing
A graduate of Haas Hall Academy Bentonville, Ming Li is currently studying Computer Science at Georgia Tech, where he has found a challenging and supportive academic environment with professors, teaching assistants, and resources that encourage students to pursue their individual interests and goals.
Ming credits Haas Hall with helping prepare him for the transition to college-level academics. The wide availability of Advanced Placement courses allowed him to enter Georgia Tech with transferable college credits, reducing his course load and giving him greater flexibility as he progresses through his computer science degree.
Just as importantly, the rigor of his classes at Haas Hall prepared him for the expectations he encountered during his first year of college. Having already learned how to navigate demanding coursework, Ming arrived at Georgia Tech better prepared for the pace and difficulty of a highly competitive academic program.
His experience demonstrates an important benefit of the Haas Hall approach: challenging scholars in high school while giving them opportunities to earn college credit can help them enter college both academically prepared and positioned to make the most of the opportunities ahead.
Alumni Spotlight: Margot Drewyor
Haas Hall Academy Bentonville – Class of 2024
Tulane University – Class of 2027
Tulane University Graduate School of Liberal Arts – Class of 2028
Tulane Medical School – Class of 2032
A 2024 graduate of Haas Hall Academy Bentonville, Margot Drewyor is pursuing an exceptional academic path at Tulane University, where she is on track to graduate with honors a year early in 2027 with a bachelor’s degree in Art History. Already accepted into Tulane’s Art History master’s program, she plans to earn her master’s degree in 2028 before entering the Tulane School of Medicine that August. Through Tulane’s Creative Medical Scholars Program, Margot earned admission to medical school during her sophomore year. She is also conducting research in a Tulane medical school laboratory, with two research papers currently under review on which she is listed as second author.
Margot credits Haas Hall with providing the academic foundation and confidence to succeed in a demanding university environment. The school’s rigorous coursework prepared her for college-level expectations while encouraging her to explore subjects and opportunities beyond her comfort zone. In particular, AP Art History sparked a passion for the liberal arts that would become central to her undergraduate studies and help position her for Tulane’s distinctive pathway to medical school.
Beyond academics, Margot remembers the teachers, faculty members, and coaches who invested in her growth as both a scholar and a person. Their encouragement helped her develop the confidence to challenge herself, pursue ambitious goals, and embrace new opportunities.
Margot’s journey reflects the value of a well-rounded Haas Hall education, where academic rigor, intellectual curiosity, and meaningful relationships prepare scholars to pursue opportunities they might never have imagined when they first entered the classroom.
Alumni Spotlight: Riley Smith
Haas Hall Academy Bentonville – Class of 2025
University of Arkansas – Class of 2029
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences
A graduate of Haas Hall Academy Bentonville, Riley Smith is currently a sophomore at the University of Arkansas, where she is studying Food Science and Food, Nutrition, and Health while also pursuing an associate degree in Culinary Arts. Combining her love of food with a passion for helping others, Riley hopes to build a career that brings those interests together.
Riley is already gaining valuable real-world experience as she explores her future career path. During the summer, she completed a culinary internship at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, providing an opportunity to apply her interests in a professional setting while expanding her knowledge of the culinary field.
Looking back at Haas Hall, Riley credits the school’s rigorous academics with helping her develop the strong study habits, confidence, and academic foundation that made her transition to college easier. Just as importantly, she remembers the close-knit environment where she developed meaningful relationships with classmates and teachers who made her high school experience so special.
For Riley, the lasting value of Haas Hall extends beyond the classroom. Her experience reflects how challenging academics, personalized attention, and a supportive school community can prepare scholars to pursue their passions with confidence while carrying meaningful relationships and memories into the next chapter of their lives.
Alumni Success That Inspires Today’s Scholars
The stories above show current Haas Hall Bentonville scholars what can be possible when rigorous preparation is combined with curiosity, confidence, and a willingness to challenge yourself.
Some graduates will attend nationally recognized universities. Others will find exceptional opportunities closer to home. They may become physicians, engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, technology professionals, business leaders, or pursue paths they are only beginning to imagine.
What connects those different journeys is the foundation established at Haas Hall.
The Haas Hall Academy Bentonville Campus Alumni Achievements reflect a school community that expects scholars to work hard, think independently, pursue ambitious goals, and prepare themselves to make meaningful contributions wherever their next chapter takes them.
College acceptance is an important achievement. What our graduates do with the opportunity is the greater measure of their success.