Staying busy, getting involved, and leading by example sounds like a nice, active path for a young man looking ahead to “what’s next.”
For Molalla High senior Gabriel Aasland, he is all those things and more. It’s why he’s been selected as the 2023 Pamplin Media Group Amazing Kid for the Molalla area.
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