Athletic Director Clint Conkin is leaving Clarendon CISD after six years to take a job in Slaton.
“I got a job offer I couldn’t turn down,” Conkin told the Enterprise Tuesday. “I’ve accepted the position of athletic director and head football coach.”
Conkin said he hates to leave Clarendon but the new position is a at a bigger school with more money and will help him as he prepares for retirement.
“I’m getting older,” he said laughing.
Leaving is difficult, the coach said, after all the relationships that have been built with the community, parents, and especially the kids.
“You watch them grow up, and they become almost part of your family,” he said.
Conkin’s wife, head girls basketball coach Korey Conkin, will stay in Clarendon for another year, he said, as the couple’s oldest daughter will be a senior next year and wants to finish at Clarendon High School.
Slaton wanted to Conkin to start next week, but he’s promised Clarendon officials that he will be sticking around and going back and forth through basketball season.
“I’m going to do what I can to help them get a new person in here and not leave them in a bind,” he said. “There’s a lot of work to do scheduling gyms and things (during playoffs).”
Clarendon Superintendent Jarod Bellar said he sorry to see Conkin leave but he understands.
“I really hate to see him go,” Bellar said. “I’ve enjoyed working with him, but that’s just the nature of the business. We’re going to miss him for sure. He’s done a great job.”
Bellar said Conkin helped him get the athletic director’s position posted on online sites and said he has already began receiving interest from potential applicants.
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