Henry County Students Join Largest Delta Community High School Apprentice Class to Date

Four high school seniors from Henry County Schools have been selected to participate in Delta Community Credit Union’s High School Apprentice Program, which accepted a record number of students for the 2025-26 school year.

Ola High School’s Melanie Castillo, Union Grove High School’s Kyler Hyde, McDonough High School’s Nique Thomas and Dutchtown High School’s Jalila Abdulazeez Usman are among 25 metro Atlanta students chosen to work as part-time tellers at Georgia’s largest credit union.

Castillo is serving as an apprentice at Delta Community’s Locust Grove branch and Thomas is working at the credit union’s McDonough location. Hyde and Usman are apprentices at Delta Community’s Stockbridge branches – Hyde at the Eagles Landing location on Center Pointe Parkway and Usman at the branch on Mt. Zion Parkway.

“We met a high number of impressive candidates during this year’s interview process, which inspired us to increase the number of students accepted,” said Emily Browning, senior recruiter at Delta Community. “We are proud to welcome the largest group in the program’s history and look forward to helping them develop valuable career skills as they support our branches and serve our members.”

Delta Community’s apprenticeships are coordinated through Georgia’s Work-Based Learning Program, which allows students to gain real-world experience, earn a salary and receive academic credit during the school year.

This year’s group represents 21 high schools across 11 metro Atlanta counties. Since the program’s launch in 2006, Delta Community has trained 245 students, helping them build essential skills for careers in financial services and other professional fields.

*The press release was provided by Delta Community Credit Union in support of Henry County Schools’ Work-Based Learning program.