Karlee Cossette has twice taken the lectern with a speech that includes an “aha!” moment that seized her audience and required no exaggeration . . . “All five of the speeches were impressive, but hers was memorable because she was calm, confident and extremely articulate,” said Sam Bovard, a Key Bank vice president in Olympia. “Her story was compelling, and it was one I hadn’t heard before from a Youth of the Year candidate.1