A better way to phrase "I am ____ and am _____"

I’ve always found the use of "am" after "and" to be strange. I believe it’s grammatically correct, but in formal e-mails, for examples, I don’t like the way it sounds. For instance, in an e-mail I wrote recently: "I’m alumni of Barret High school and am wondering if there’s any way I could get a hold of my transcripts from my time there?"

Is there a way to get around using this?

Thanks