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"I believe in myself, there's nothing I can't do. Follow my dreams, I'll make them come true!" Arms waving in the air, students shouted out these lyrics to "My Dreams," an original song by Victor Pacini, while sitting wide-eyed with awe and delight. As part of the school's cultural arts program, singer and motivational speaker Pacini came to the school as the artist in residence to encourage students who are "dreaming big." After two assemblies in the morning, Pacini met with each classroom and had the students draw their dreams on paper. The next day, five students from each classroom stood before the entire school and spoke about their dreams in life while their drawings were projected on a big screen.
Pacini, 35, was raised in Mount Prospect and graduated from Prospect High School in 1990. Currently residing in Algonquin with his wife and child, Pacini has been singing publicly for 27 years and speaking professionally to children and adults for eight years. Surviving tragedies?Overcoming his own obstacles in life -- surviving childhood sexual abuse and the murder of his sister -- inspired Pacini to teach others to do the same. "I am no better than any one of you," Pacini tells the students. "I am here today to learn just as much from you as you can learn from me." Sharing dreams The energy level Pacini brought with him filled every student and teacher as they clapped, snapped, stomped their feet, whistled and sang along to each song played. The students cheered each other on as they raised their hands excitedly and shouted out their dreams: football player, art teacher, professional black belt in tae kwon do, astronaut, bus driver, bowler and ventriloquist. Kindergarten and art teacher Barb List felt the program "reinforces values and builds self-esteem, all part of a theme that the kids carry through life." After the program, Pacini stood at the door and high-fived students as they left -- Pacini's smile as bright as theirs.??"I grew up in a loving family, but no one ever really said, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' to me," Pacini said. "When I look into the audience, I see me, at 8 or 9 years old. "When I can make that connection with one child, those are what I call the magic moments."
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