ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) — Ithaca High School (IHS) chemistry teacher Michelle Lee has been voted through to the quarterfinals in the “America’s Favorite Teacher” competition, looking to bring a Bill Nye assembly to the high school.

The competition is a fundraiser for the for The Planetary Society, co-founded by Ithaca native Carl Sagan and is the world’s largest non-profit organization for space education. Lee has her sights set on bringing Bill Nye to Ithaca for a school assembly, having met Nye when he came to Cornell in the late 90s.

In order to win the competition, Lee needs to continue to be voted through. Find more information about her journey in the competition here, and the voting link here.