Sjostrom named Fred L. Robinson Scholarship recipient

Joanie Sjostrom, a senior at Malta High School, has been selected to receive the Fred L. Robinson scholarship for 2018. The scholarship has been awarded to a Phillips County senior to honor past Malta businessman Fred L. Robinson. The amount of the scholarship at $6000.

Joanie is the co-salutatorian and senior class president. During her four years at Malta High School, Joanie has participated in Key Club, FFA, National Honor Society, basketball, cross country, track and field, band, pep band, and jazz combo.

Joanie is also active in her church youth group and participated in World Youth Day in Kraków, Poland in 2016.

This fall, Joanie plans to attend Gonzaga University where she will major in political science. Joanie is the daughter of Mike and Deb Sjostrom of Malta.