We are layers of different personalities seen from different perspectives.
But do we really know ourselves despite the things we encounter in our lives?
In this edition of Benilde’s official yearbook, we aim to highlight and uncover the graduate’s persona with the elements that make up our own projection and not from how we are defined and perceived on the outside.
GET YOUR OFFICIAL RECEIPT
The Accounting Office will provide you with two copies of the official receipt. Submit the yellow copy to the BYO; keep the white copy
ACTIVATE YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT
After submitting the copy of your receipt to the BYO, your online account will be ready for activation after 24 hours. Go to “subscribe.theadastra.org” and click “Activate Account.”
Provide your ID Number, OR Number and set your account password to activate your account.
LOGIN AND FILL OUT YOUR YEARBOOK PROFILE
Log-in to "subscribe.theadastra.org" and provide the information being requested in your Yearbook Profile.
Please double check your entries as these will be the details to be used in the actual yearbook. Make sure to submit/save your entry.
Your submitted information shall be approved and verified by the BYO first before you can schedule your pictorial.
SCHEDULE YOUR PICTORIAL.
Once your Yearbook Profile is approved, you will be notified via email to login to your account and schedule your pictorial.
The following products and services are included in the yearbook package:
SUBSCRIBER ʼS ACCOUNT MUST BE ACTIVATED.
Activate your account by going to subscribe.theadastra.org and enter the required information. Make sure to submit a copy of your receipt prior activation.
LOGIN AND FILL OUT YOUR YEARBOOK PROFILE.
Log-in to subscribe.theadastra.org and fill out your Yearbook Profile. Double-check and make sure to submit/save your entry. The Benildean Yearbook Office will verify the submitted info before you can schedule your pictorial.
COMPOSING YOUR WRITE UP.
Strive for a write-up that is honest and creative that would show your unique personality and it must answer the prescribed yearbook question: “How do you project your inner self?” Write-ups must follow the recommended length indicated by the website and must be in pure English or Filipino. Vulgar or foul language is discouraged.
UPLOADING A PHOTO FOR YOUR CREATIVE SHOT
You must provide/upload the photo you wish to use for your Creative Shot/Projection Shot.
Photo requirements must be:
Note: Any disapproval of the Yearbook Profile connotes that it is the subscriber’s responsibility to revise and ensure that write-ups, photos, or any other content are not granted within the editorial policies of BYO.
SCHEDULE YOUR PICTORIAL.
You will be notified through email to login to your account to schedule your pictorial after your Yearbook Profile is approved.
COME ON TIME.
Those who do not show up on their confirmed pictorial slot will have to pay a penalty of PHP 450 before they can be given a new pictorial schedule.
WEAR PROPER ATTIRE.
PRACTICE YOUR POSES.
Practice your smiles, angles, and poses beforehand and make sure that your face is seen in the photos. Talk to the photographer if you have concerns during your pictorial.
KEEP IT CLEAN.
Photos that are indecent, insulting and malicious will not be accepted. These include photos that portray nudity, display of cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, drug paraphernalia, destructive weapons, and sexual objects or symbols.
GET CREATIVE.
It is encouraged that you come to the pictorial without make-up. The yearbook package includes basic hair and make-up with minor retouch. Give clear instructions for your preferred hair and make-up while you are being prepared for your shoot. An additional of PHP 250 is required if you wish to have a “creative make-up” for your Creative Shot and Casual Shot.
CHOOSE WISELY.
Don’t rush while choosing your photos; take time and decide well. Your selected photos for printing are considered final. Let us know immediately if you are dissatisfied with your shots; we will grant you one reshoot right there and then.
"Who may subscribe to the yearbook?"
The yearbook is open to subscription for all students expecting to graduate during the next school year following the subscription period.
"When is the subscription period?"
Subscription is offered annually during the Third Term of the school year. It usually lasts for three to four weeks.
"Can I avail of the graduation photos only without the hardbound yearbook, or vice versa?"
Unfortunately, no. We offer all of our products and services as a package.
"Can someone else subscribe on my behalf?"
Yes, but you would have to provide him/her with an authorization letter.
"What if I missed the subscription period of my batch?"
If you missed the subscription period, you will no longer be included in your batch yearbook. Instead, you may be included in the succeeding batch’s yearbook, should you wish to still subscribe.
"When is the pictorial?"
Schedules are announced through the website. Pictorial schedules may vary as there may be changes in the yearbook production schedule this year, owing to the changes in Benilde’s academic calendar.
"Is refunding of the subscription fee allowed?"
To avoid unnecessary delays in our production, we will not accommodate requests for refund.
The Benildean Yearbook Office is the sole student organization tasked to produce the College’s official yearbook. It caters to the special interests of students in publication-related activities like writing and editing, layout and graphic design, photography and videography, marketing and publicity and customer service.
First released in 2000, the annual publication captures in text and images the memories, hopes and dreams of each year’s graduating batch of students. It showcases the graduates’ profiles and photos; features coverage and momentous events and various curricular and extra curricular activities; and includes messages from administrators, mentors and friends. “Ad Astra,” which literally means “to the stars,” embodies the aspirations of Benildean graduates as they blaze to new heights in their pursuit of excellence in their chosen field.
Subscription to the Ad Astra is voluntary and inclusion therein is not proof of graduation from the College.
