<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the Document</title>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.0.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<select id="my-select">
<option value="option1">Option 1</option>
<option value="option2">Option 2</option>
<option value="option3">Option 3</option>
</select>
<script>
var selectBox = document.getElementById("my-select");
var selectedOption = selectBox.options[selectBox.selectedIndex];
var selectedText = selectedOption.textContent;
alert(selectedText); // alerts the text of the selected option to the console
</script>
</body>
</html>