Hi y’all, my name is Laura and my class just purchased a flow-hive and we would love some advise on so many things. I hope to connect with some of you:)
Hello and welcome to the Flow forum! 
I am in California, so I won’t have regional advice for you, but beekeeping is pretty similar wherever you are located. I would suggest that you join a local bee club and tell them that you have a Langstroth hive. The Flow hive is a modified Langstroth, so you would be telling the truth. I wouldn’t mention Flow until they get to know you, as many traditional beekeepers are very suspicious of Flow hives 