Middle school and high school students are invited to join the Innovative App Challenge, sponsored by the Verizon Foundation.  Students in teams of five to 10 must work with a teacher or another faculty advisor to develop an original concept for a mobile app that incorporates STEM and addresses a real need or problem in their school or community. Ten teams nationally will win the $10,000 grants for their schools and tablets for team members. Winners that bring their apps to market by June 7, 2013 will receive free trips to the 2013 Technology Student Association Conference in Orlando, where they will present their apps.   Entries must be submitted between December 1, 2012 and January 18, 2013. For more information and to register, visit www.VerizonFoundation.org/AppChallenge.