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About South Carolina Forensics

This website is sponsored by the South Carolina Forensic Coaches Association and the South Carolina NFL District Committee. While information on this site is carefully checked for accuracy, please always verify information — especially tournament dates and locations — with your home school or coach.

The 2024–25 South Carolina District Committee:

  • Gail Nicholas, Bob Jones Academy, chair

  • Greg Cook, Riverside High School

  • David Dejesa, Riverside High School

  • Jonathan Dorn, Eastside High School

  • Pete Martin, Riverside High School

  • Chuck Nicholas, Bob Jones Academy

The 2024–25 South Carolina Forensic Coaches Association:

  • Ellen Oveson, Greenville High School, president

  • Coralie Watkins, Greenville Tech Charter, treasurer

  • Gail Nicholas, Bob Jones Academy, tournament manager

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Ree Lawson, left, coach at Waccamaw High School, receives the Debate Coach of the Year Award from Gail Nicholas, chair, of Bob Jones Academy.

Three men on stage, two on right holding an award plaque.

The captains of the Hillcrest High School speech team, right, accept the Leading Chapter Award plaque from Chuck Nicholas, left, of Bob Jones Academy.

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A student performs a piece during practice.

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