Blue Earth Area Middle School science teacher goes above and beyond Brian Kokos is this month’s Golden Apple winner Blue Earth Area Middle School science teacher goes above and beyond By Jared Dean | April 14, 2021 at 5:39 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 8:32 PM BLUE EARTH, Minn. (KEYC) — Teaching middle school science through the pandemic has proven to be a lot, but Brian Kokos has taken extra steps to go above and beyond. “A teacher who is always available giving his time for kids whether that is before school, after school, during his lunch and prep time,” Blue Earth Area Middle School principal Dave Dressler said.