Former Speech and Theater Students To Be Inducted in OLCHS Hall of Fame

Photo: Jayne Saniat (‘82) and Jim Dague (‘84) are the 20th and 21st inductees into the OLCHS Hall of Fame. | Oak Lawn Community High School

Two more Oak Lawn Community High School alumni will join the ranks of the legendary when Jayne Saniat (‘82) and Jim Dague (‘84) are inducted into the OLCHS Alumni Hall of Fame.

The induction will take place this Friday during the school’s annual fall musical American Idiot this Friday, Oct. 23. Saniat and Dague are the 20th and 21st Hall of Fame inductees.

Saniat was involved in theater, speech, cheerleading, and choir while attending Oak Lawn. She consistently demonstrated leadership as a member of both student council and class advisory board. After graduating high school, Saniat attended The Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University before transferring to Illinois Wesleyan, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in theater education.

Dague was involved in speech and theater while attending Oak Lawn. He was an ongoing officer in the Thespian Society and was crowned Most Outstanding Forensics Team member and Most Outstanding Thespian. He was also involved in the music department and art department, which provided the foundation which served him in his career.

In 2001, Dague founded The ScribbleBooks Company, Inc. featuring ScribbleMonster, a children’s book and music series introducing kids to the joy of creating. Saniat has partnered with Dague and the company has steadily grown over the years. Dague and Saniat have taught and entertained countless children performing as ScribbleMonster throughout the nation.

They have contributed to four full-length CDs and several singles acclaimed by the likes of National Public Radio and Parenting magazine. ScribbleMonster has earned national recognition, with three #1 hits on the Sirius/XM Radio channel Kids Place Live, as well as several Top 5 hits.

Additionally, ScribbleMonster has developed and presented a variety of musical early childhood STEM/STEAM programs for the Chicago Public Library. Their past performances include the Kidzapalooza Stage at Lollapalooza, the Sirius/XM Studios in Washington, DC, and a Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld event in the Hamptons.

Both Saniat and Dague credit their appreciation for music, theater, and the arts to the opportunities they had as students at Oak Lawn Community High School. Saniat and Dague champion children with special needs, are passionate about serving the underserved, and aim to inspire the creativity of the next generation’s innovators.