James Riddle

Mr. James Riddle is an English IV College Prep Teacher at Horizon High School in El Paso, Texas, a campus within the visionary and student-centered Clint Independent School District. A multiple award-winning educator, Mr. Riddle is a passionate advocate for Strengths-Based Education, helping students discover and develop their unique talents while fostering empathy, confidence, and critical thinking. His unwavering belief in the inherent greatness of every student has fueled a series of groundbreaking literary projects that are transforming classrooms—and lives.

Mr. Riddle is the founding coordinator of the Scorpion Writers Guild, a student-led writing initiative that has produced three acclaimed anthologies:

Migrant 915: A View from the Border

Migrant 915: Election Edition (featuring a foreword by Congresswoman Veronica Escobar)

Inheritance of Hate: The Legacy of Division Ends with US!

Each book provided students with a powerful platform to share their lived experiences, creative expressions, and bold ideas for societal change. These works transcend traditional classroom assignments—they are declarations of identity, resilience, and vision.

From the beginning, Mr. Riddle’s work has been supported by a remarkable coalition of leaders and advocates, including Superintendent Dr. Juan Martinez, Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Parker, the entire Clint ISD School Board, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, Texas Representative Mary González, and the El Paso County Commissioner’s Court. Their encouragement and belief in student voice helped transform these bold ideas into literary landmarks.

The students’ accomplishments have gained national media recognition, with coverage from ABC News and Reporter Iris Garcia-Barron, along with multiple local and national news outlets celebrating the impact and bravery of these young authors. Public figures from across the spectrum have voiced their support, including George Stephanopoulos, Marianne Williamson, Eugenio Derbez, Beto O’Rourke, Mayor Renard Johnson of El Paso, and Mayor Andy Renteria of Horizon City. Each of them has praised the Scorpion Writers Guild for their courage, insight, and contribution to a more unified and compassionate society.

From immigration stories to calls for civic responsibility to courageous conversations about racism and generational trauma, these books reflect the raw truth and creative brilliance of a new generation. And at the heart of it all stands Mr. Riddle—a teacher, mentor, and visionary—leading the way in showing how the power of literature and education can heal, inspire, and unite.

#RepTheH #ScorpionStrong #WeAreCLINTISD

Inheritance of Hate, Authors Index:

America Almanza 297

Valeria Amaro-Aguirre 242

Angel Arellano-Caldera 23, 152, 197, 236

Monica Arenas 35, 154, 202, 265

Gabriel Barrios 199

Nancy Calleros 25, 218

Isabella Calzadas 45, 161, 224

Austin Cardenas 49, 131

Maxwell Castor 300

Patrick Cornelius 51, 132, 133, 134, 170, 239

Edwardo Coutino 65, 123, 141

Kayla Coy 31, 108, 162

Nathan Dalton 267

Noemi Davila 73, 145, 184

Geniva De La Cruz 68, 142, 180, 220

Andrea Duran 89, 110, 159, 222

Fernando Escabi 54, 107, 135

Mayte Escobar 61, 137, 172

Frida Fernandez 119

Gael Garces 38, 163

Jerson Garcia 19, 146, 186

Kaileen Garcia 214

Victoria Garcia 83

Jose Gomez 181

Emily Gonzalez 115, 286

Janet Gonzalez 113, 246

Natalie Gonzalez 81, 148, 188, 256

Lily Gutierrez 206

Carlos Hernandez Hernandez 192

Danyella Hernandez 183, 209

Ivy Hernandez 59, 138, 173

Esmeralda Jaime 114, 175, 278

Lizbeth Jasso 92, 120

Pedro Jimenez 164

Leslie Leon 98,

April Lopez-Valenzuela 212

Joaquin Lopez 274

Emily Madrid 112

Chris Martinez 71, 109, 143, 248

Jose Martinez 258

Adiana Matlock 127

Christian Mendoza 99, 144

Aseret Miranda 12, 160

Alejandro Misquez 288

Jesus Misquez 272

Melany Montellano 303

Meredith Mora 29, 96, 155, 276

Nathalie Mora 282

Andrew Morin 121, 166

Aaliyah Ochoa 103

Emma Ortiz 205, 290

Alexa Pantoja 295

Adan Payan 228

David Pinon 177

Alan Quinonez 178, 234

Jairo Ramirez 244

Samantha Ramirez 75, 149, 193, 226

Ragde Reyes 306

Celeste Rodriguez 85, 101, 270

Yveth Saavedra-Barba 210

Andres Sanchez 105, 139

Anixia Sanchez 125

Savannah Sanchez 201

Mia Sandoval 21, 157, 203, 280

Nathan Silva 250

Nevaeh Stephenson 77, 150, 195

Amy Stout 208

Ruben Terrones 87, 158, 204, 284

Jairo Torres 57, 140, 252

Gabriel Toscano 292

Francisco Uribe 63

Mariah Urquiza 128, 190

Ailynne Vargas 47, 129, 168

Bianca Vargas 232

Alondra Vasquez 261

Dayana Vazquez 40, 117, 130, 230

Destiny Vega 15, 263

Steve Villanueva 43, 169

Isaac Vizcarra 79, 151, 196, 254

Introducing The Scorpion Writers’ Guild, 2024/25 - Authors of "Migrant 915: Election Edition":

Janis Aguilar

Ana Aleman

America Almanza

Violeta Alva

Pamela Alvarez-Macias

Angel Arellano-Caldera

Monica Arenas-Rodriguez

Melissa Arreola

Pedro Aveytia

Santiago Barajas

Mario D. Barba-Jimenez

Gabriel Barrios

Julissa Betancourt

Nancy Calleros

Isabella Calzadias-Munoz

Sheyla Campos

Anthony Cardenas

Klarissa Cardenas

Marlynn Carmona

Eben Castaneda

Maxwell Castor

Adam Chamorro

Patrick Cornelius

Eduardo Coutino

Kayla coy

Nathan Dalton

Noemi Davila-Hugarte

Geniva De La Cruz

Rachael De La Cruz

Claudia De La Rosa-Salas

Daniela De La Torre-Rivera

Mayra De Leon

Andrea Duran

Fernando Escabi-Gonzalez

Mayte Escobar

Liliana Espinoza

Omar Femat

Frida Fernandez

Delilah Flores

Alfredo Gamez

Gael Garces-Perales

Anahi Garcia

Ennia Garcia

Ivette Garcia

Jerson Garcia

Joelinne Garcia

Kaileen Garcia

Steven Garcia-Acosta

Aileen Godoy

Jose Gomez

Valerie Gomez

Angelina Gonzalez

Azul Gonzalez

Bria Gonzalez

Emily Gonzalez

Janet Gonzalez

Natalie Gonzalez

Grace Greenwell

Cesar Gutierrez

Ivy Hernandez

Mario Hernandez

Nicole Hudson

Ashley Ibarra

Esmeralda Jaime

Lizbeth Jasso

Kimberly Lara

Lesley Leon-Leyva

Alejandro Lopez

Abril Lopez-Valenzuela

Berenice Lopez

Damian Lopez

Joaquin Lopez

Juns Lopez

Sebastian Loya

Kaito Mariscal

Gabriel Marquez

Dayanara Martinez

Jose Martinez

Mario Martinez

Adelina Mason

Yadira Melendez-Mendoza

Christian Mendoza

Aseret Miranda

Christopher Montelongo

Meredith Mora

Nathalie Mora

Humberto Morales

Andrew Morin

Aaron Nunez

Aaliyah Ochoa

Carolyne Olivas-Ramirez

Jacob Olivo

Kimberly Ortega

Jesus Padilla-Flores

Jocelyn Paez

Diva Palmas

Joan Perez

Kaeoz Perez

David Pinon

Mia Pinon-Moreno

Diego Quezada

Alan Quinonez

Janeth Quinonez

Johan Quintana

Samantha Ramirez

Ragde Reyes

Athyn Richards

Adrian Rivera-Baldwin

Celeste Rodriguez-Reyes

Rudy Rodriguez

Aidan Rogers

Jacqueline Rosales

Nicole Rueda

Dafne Saenz-Veliz

Anixia Sanchez

Isabel Sanchez

Mia Sandoval-Sears

Judah Santiago

Alexis Serna

Ricardo Silva

Irvin Simental

Jocelyn Sixtos

Hector Solis-Guzman

Kevin Solis

Nevaeh Stephenson

Luis Tellez

Ruben Terrones

Jairo Torres-Elias

Nevan Torres

Amy Stout-Torrijos

J.D. Sublasky

Mia Ulivrria

Francisco Uribe

Israel Vallez-Garcia

Bianca Vargas

Alondra Vasquez

Destiny Vega-Nunez

Yamilet Vega-Melendez

Laura Vela-Rodriguez

Sofia Verdugo

Steve Villanueva

Kevin Villarreal

Isaac Vizcarra

Meliza Zuniga

Introducing, The Scorpion Writers' Guild of Horizon High School 2023-24, authors of Migrant 915: A View from the Border:

Acosta, Bianca

Acosta, Brian

Aguilera, Gabriel

Alderete, Luis

Alfaro, Jennifer

Alva, Alexis

Alvarez-Macias, Pamela

Amaro-Aguirre, Valeria

Angiano, Isabel

Arellano, Lorena

Argomaniz, Jose

Arredondo-Mireles, Carlos

Arreola, Melissa

Barraza, Roberto

Bermudez-Amaya, Itzel

Bonilla, Ezequiel

Bonilla, Itza

Botello, Victor

Cabral, Leslie

Camacho, Diego

Camacho, Mia

Cardenas, Klarissa

Casillas, Daniel

Castaneda-Mendez, Lennie

Castillo, Maria

Castro, Alejandro

Castro, Isabella

Cheeseman, Arissa

Corazon de Leon

Cortes, Johana

Cortez, Jesus

Cubedo, Axen

Denny, Miranda

Devon, Leonardo

Diaz, Giselle

Diaz-Ornelas, Ian

Dilk, Celeste

Dominguez, Adrianna

Dominguez, Adolfo

Douglas, Nathaniel

Duran, Audrey

Enriquez, Dominick

Enriquez-Solis, Elian

Espinoza, Kevin

Espinoza-Banuelos, Jennifer

Estrada, Alfredo

Facio-Garcia, Carol

Femat-Dosal, Omar

Flores, Arleth

Flores, Lino

Fonseca, Giselle

Fonseca, Izaak

Flores, Arleth

Flores, Lino

Fonseca, Giselle

Fonseca, Izaak

Galindo, Kelly

Garcia, George

Garcia, Giovanni

Garcia, Jacob

Garcia, Julio

Garza, Christian

Giron, Miguel

Gomez, Carolina

Gomez, Valerie

Gonzalez-Chavez, Abryl

Gonzalez-Lujan, Aracely

Gonzalez-Perez, Danna

Gonzalez, Guillermo

Gonzalez, Jason

Gonzalez-Sanchez, Yasmin

Guaderrama, Lesly

Guereca, Andres

Guillermo-Morales, Diana

Hernandez, Cesar

Hernandez-Saavedra, Ivan

Hernandez, Jacob

Hernandez-Fernandez, Jason

Hernandez-Manquero, Keven

Hernandez, Victoria

Herrera, Caleb

Herrera, Cindy

Herrera, Janiel

Herrera, Marissa

Jaramillo, Natalia

Juarez, Amaury

Justice, Rebel

Lara-Dominguez, Jonathan

Licon, Veronica

Lightbourn, Aiden

Lino, Kacie

Lira, Miguel

Lopez, Briana

Love, Jacoby

Martinez, Emily

Martinez, Esmeralda

Martinez, Jacob

Martinez, Joshua

Martinez, Mark

Medina-Chanez, Jessica

Medina, Jonathan

Mena-Lopez, Leslie

Mena, Michael

Mendoza, Jaime

Meza, Yael

Molina, Daniel

Morales, Leslie

Moreno, Gemma

Natera, Tristen

Nilo, Jayden

Ochoa, Jose

Ortiz, Isaac

Ortiz, Mari

Oscar, Francisco

Pacheco, Pedro

Perez-Lopez, Julio

Perez, Ruby

Picasso, Airis

Prieto, Joel

Ramirez, Adrian

Ramirez, Adrianna

Ramirez, Gael

Realivasquez, Elizabeth

Renteria-Rivera, Ashley

Renteria, Stephanie

Reyes, Daniel

Reza, Francisco

Rivas, Samantha

Rivera, Giselle

Rivera, Jorge

Rivera, Leilani

Robles, Alex

Rodriguez, Robert

Romero, Akillez

Ruiz-Barragan, Nadia

Saavedra-Barba

Saenz, Augustin

Saldivar, Melissa

Salgado, Liliana

Sanchez, Abril

Santana, Anthony

Sarinana, Abel

Saucedo, Erick

Siquieros-Estrada, Alexa

Soto-Castillo, Valeria

Soto-Garcia, Valeria

Suarez, Valeria

Tejada, Cesar

Trevino, Alazay V.

Trujillo, Diego

Urrutia, Daniel

Valencia-Martinez, Maria

Vanegas, Jasmine

Vargas, Hazel

Vasquez, Samantha

Wickland, Hailey

Yarbrough, Lora

Zaruma-Arroyo, Kasandra

Zuniga-Herrera, Raul