Collinsville High School senior Griffin Crask-Weeks is the 2025-26 Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 student school board member.  

Crask-Weeks was approved by the board of education at their August 18, 2025 regular meeting.

The CUSD 10 student school board member is a non-voting, student voice on the board of education.  The position also serves on the CHS Student Advisory Board, providing a bridge between the board of education/administration and the student body.   

In his application, Griffin said he was inspired to apply after serving on the district's Five-Year Strategic Plan committee.  

He wrote:  "[Earlier] this year, I was selected to participate in the Strategic Planning Committee. By attending this committee I learned about both the current state of the district, and the goals of the district. With this [knowledge], I believe I have developed a good understanding of what is possible within the district and can bring a beneficial voice to the school board by being able to relate students' wants and priorities with those of the professionals and executives that I have had the privilege of conversing with during the five-year plan program."

"I believe that representation of the student body is very important. I believe that I am capable of representing my fellow students due to my experience with [the strategic planning committee] and my involvement in school. I understand that there are changes needed to be made in not only the High School, but the Unit I0 district as a whole," said Crask-Weeks.   

Griffin is an active member of the Collinsville High School Student Council and a board member of the CHS Childhood Cancer Awareness Club.   He is a student-leader of the Kahok varsity tennis team and a member of National Honor Society.  

"During my time at CHS I have taken many challenging classes, participated in clubs, and been an athlete," said Crack-Weeks, "My experience in all aspects of the high school [will] allow me to bring these views from CHS and apply them in the school board ... to foster betterment with student experience in the district."

A talented academic student, Griffin is currently engaged in the college application process and has plans to study engineering.  

The first CUSD 10 student school board member served in the 2015-16 school year.  Students interested in the position apply through Collinsville High School in spring of their junior year.