My name is Mrs. Trisha Horta, and I am your child's 6th grade Language Arts teacher.  This year is my fourth year teaching at Archer Lodge Middle.  Prior to coming to Archer Lodge Middle I worked at West Clayton Elementary as a 4th grade Language Arts teacher. Before that I worked at Cooper Elementary as a 5th grade Language Arts teacher.  I began my career in education about 13 years ago at Cooper as a Teacher Assistant.   I have a Master of Arts in Elementary Education from NC State University, a Master in Teaching and Learning with Technology from Ashford University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.    

My husband and I along with my 2 children moved to Clayton 13 years ago from New Jersey.  I absolutely love it here in North Carolina!  I do miss my very large extended family, the boardwalks of NJ, bagels and pizza, but happily call Clayton my home.   

My children are 16 and 14.  Justin, 16, is a junior at CHHS.  He plays football, baseball and wrestles.  Julianna, 14, is a freshman at CHHS and plays volleyball.  We keep busy attending lots of high school sporting events, and hopefully we can do that again at some point this year.  I love animals and have 2 dogs (a boxer and a boxer mix) and 2 rabbits!  We may be able to have Fifi (1 of my rabbits) visit the class at times this year.  The mountains is my happy place, although I can also appreciate a little sand between my toes!    

I look forward to getting to know all of you and seeing you around town!